Sivasankar

Sivasankar further said that none of the regular commuters on the routes to the southern districts had complaints but they were raised only by outsiders.

A motorcade of television camera teams tailed Mr. Sivasankar’s vehicle and broadcast the officer’s progress live.

He made an apparent reference to Sivasankar’s arrest in the gold smuggling case.

Mr. Sivasankar had appointed the permanent employee of a foreign consulate, the second accused in the gold smuggling case, in the Space Park, on the merit of a fake certificate.

Mr. Sivasankar’s impending appearance before the NIA at 11 a.m. triggered widespread speculation that the agency might arrest him, a move that could bring the high-profile investigation embarrassingly close to the Chief Minister's Office (CMO).

The official said that, on the face of it, Mr. Sivasankar might be guilty of professional misconduct.

This is the second time in four days that Sivasankar has been questioned by the NIA, in the case that has rocked Kerala this month.