The Kerala Gold smuggling case is taking many twists. Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, who are among the prime accused in the case of gold smuggled via diplomatic channels in Kerala, have been moved from a prison in Kochi to one in Thiruvananthapuram. The duo is presently serving one year of preventive detention as per the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling (COFEPOSA) Act 1974.

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While Swapna has been transferred to the smaller and less crowded Women Prison and Correctional Home in Attukulangara, Thiruvananthapuram, Sandeep has been put up in the Poojapura Central Jail. The women’s prison only has 35 inmates currently, of which Swapna is the only inmate serving detention under the COFEPOSA Act. She will also have access to better amenities including a bed in the cell, visitors and permissions for phone calls.

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Meanwhile, Sandeep has been shifted to the Poojapura Central jail. According to reports, the central prison which is far more crowded will not have many amenities to offer. Sandeep will also have restrictions on the number of visitors and the phone calls he will get to make. As an inmate serving preventive detention under COFEPOSA, Sandeep will also only be allowed to make phone calls in the presence of officers appointed by Customs officials.  On Thursday, Swapna’s legal counsel withdrew her bail application which was submitted in the NIA special court in Kochi. This was followed by the other accused PS Sarith’s counsel too withdrawing his bail plea.

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