HC dismisses Swapna’s plea seeking to quash FIRs on conspiracy cases

PTI, Aug 19, 2022, 5:41 PM IST

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday rejected diplomatic bags case accused Swapna Suresh’s pleas seeking to quash cases registered by the state police against her in Thiruvananthapuram and Palakkad.

Dismissing the pleas, the high court observed that the investigation in the cases were in a preliminary stage but said the complainant can approach the court after the chargesheets are filed in connection with the cases.

Suresh had moved the court two months ago seeking to quash the FIRs registered against her for allegedly conspiring to cause a riot in the state through her recent revelations.

In her plea, Suresh alleged that she was falsely implicated in the case and claimed that former minister K T Jaleel had filed the complaint after she had given information about his ”illegal activities” before the court.

Suresh, in her plea, had also alleged involvement of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, two of his family members, former minister Jaleel, former Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan, former principal secretary to CM, M Sivasankar, and some top bureaucrats in ”anti-national activities at the UAE Consulate including gold smuggling”.