Summary:
The police have registered a case in this connection on the basis of WhatsApp chats which were decoded from the mobile phones of the accused. The special investigating team had arrested 27 persons in connection with the smuggling case. While questioning Riyas the police got the details of the accused who had sent the message and his accomplices. In another related incident an SI who is a member of the police probe team had received a message threatening that his family members would be kidnapped soon. A major gold smuggling racket was busted at the Calicut airport located at Karipur while a probe was being held into a road accident on June 21..