ED deputy director who probed Kerala gold case forced to retire

KOCHI: ED lawman manager P Radhakrishnan, who investigated the 2020 diplomatic-channel golden smuggling lawsuit successful which the past main caput to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan was implicated, has been asked to spell connected premature status with 5 years of work remaining. Sources said Union govt issued the bid a week agone with President's approval. Radhakrishnan was ED's Kochi zonal lawman manager erstwhile helium moved Kerala precocious tribunal against the Crime Branch probe into golden smuggling accused Swapna Suresh's allegation that ED and Customs were trying to resistance Vijayan into the case. The tribunal dismissed 2 Crime Branch cases that were based connected an audio clip. Radhakrishnan was transferred to the Chennai zonal bureau successful 2022 earlier returning to Kochi 2 years later. He was transferred to Srinagar, against which helium unsuccessfully appealed successful Central Administrative Tribunal. ED told the tribunal helium was transferred pending enquiry into a ailment that helium tried to harass, endanger and extort money.