KERALA HC GRANTS BAIL TO SUSPENDED IAS OFFICER SIVASANKAR:

The Kerala HC on Monday granted conditional bail to suspended IAS officer M Sivasankar arrested by the ED on October 28 in a money laundering case registered in connection with gold smuggling in the state. In a relief to the former principal secretary to Kerala CM, the Addl Chief Judicial (Economic Offences) Court, Ernakulam, also granted him default bail (accused entitled to seek bail in case charge sheet is not filed in a specified period) in a case registered by Customs in connection with the smuggling of gold.