Shiv Shankar was expelled from the posts of IT Secretary and Principal Secretary after the allegation levelled against him over the gold smuggling case. Following which department level probe headed by Chief Secretary and Finance Secretary was launched against Shiv Shankar. The panel found out that Shiv Shankar committed a lapse in appointing Swapna Suresh and he breached the rules stipulated for IAS officials. The report said that Shiv Shankar had violated service rules.

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Earlier in the day, he was also removed from secretary to the chief minister after the opposition party hugely criticized the LDF government and demanded CBI probe in this matter. Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala had sent a letter to PM calling for the CBI probe.

Mohammed Y Safirulla will be appointed as the new IT Secretary. Meanwhile, Mir Mohammed who replaced Sivasankar as secretary to the chief minister will hold additional charge.

Swapna Suresh who was earlier employed in the IT department was being investigated in the seizure of 30 kg of gold smuggled through “diplomatic baggage” at the Thiruvanathapuram international airport.

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