Thiruvananthapuram: Ten accused in gold smuggling case have been granted bail. The Kochi NIA special court granted bail to the accused in the case filed by UAPA. The bail pleas of the three accused were rejected.
The main accused Swapna and Sarith had withdrawn their bail application filed in the Kochi NIA Special Court. There are a total of thirty accused in the case. The NIA claimed that the accused had terrorist links. Swapna and Sarith withdrew their bail pleas on the ground that the main accused would not be granted bail.