CPI(M) grapples with Customs notice to Kodiyeri’s wife
Updated:
Updated:
Chennithala demands an apology from Kodiyeri
Share Article
Chennithala demands an apology from Kodiyeri
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] appeared to scramble on Saturday to grapple with the news that the Customs (Preventive) in Kochi had summoned Vinodini Balakrishnan, wife of Polit Bureau member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, for questioning.
The agency was purportedly investigating her on the charge of accepting an expensive cell phone as a “gift” from the UAE gold smuggling case accused and COFEPOSA detainee Swapna Suresh.
Officials said the phone was among the six devices given as a part of a massive kickback to Swapna allegedly by Santosh Eapen, owner of Unitac Ventures, for wangling the UAE-Red Crescent contract to build 40 apartments for the homeless in Thrissur under the auspices of the State government’s Life Mission project.