Screen grab of the footage
Nedumangad: Mathrubhumi News secured the latest visuals of an Innova car in which Swapna Suresh, the key accused in the gold smuggling case, is thought to have escaped. The car was travelling at excessive speeds on the Thiruvananthapuram-Tenkasi road.
Eye witnesses claimed that there was another woman alongside Swapna in the vehicle. Mathrubhumi News had released the footage of the white Innova car from the Palode-Tenkasi stretch the other day. Now, Mathrubhumi News has secured the rest of the footage.
Locals noticed the vehicle on Monday morning at 10.40 am near Nanniyode. One of the women in the car asked for directions towards Mankayam to a Nanniyode native. Police started the investigation as the woman looked similar to Swapna Suresh.
Following this, eco-tourism centres in Mankayam area and various other tourist centres were searched.
Triple lockdown was implemented in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday. But, the vehicle, allegedly carrying Swapna, was spotted travelling the very next day.
Customs department is investigating Swapna’s whereabouts. The vehicle number is not visible in the footage as it was raining heavily. Efforts are on to collect CCTV footage from other sources.
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