Swapna Suresh now arrested in 'sexual harassment' case against AI official


Thiruvananthapuram, May 14 (IANS): The travails of a whistle blower -- an Air India official -- found some relief on Friday when prime accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh, was arrested by the Crime Branch in a fabricated sexual harassment case against the official.

Swapna presently cooling her heels in a jail here in the gold smuggling case was produced in the court online by the Crime Branch police probing the case of Air India official L.S.Sibu.

The Chief Judicial magistrate court ordered her to the Crime Branch's custody till May 22 in the fabricated sexual harassment case, in which she is alleged to have a role.

It all started when Sibu, a union leader of Air India -- working as Officer-Apron in the Ground Services Department, Trivandrum in 2014, -- brought to the attention of the CBI, the Central Vigilance Commission and the Prime Minister about financial irregularities at Trivandrum Airport.

Sibu's life took a turn for the worse, when he was transferred to Hyderabad effective April 2015.

Incidentally it was after a few years of a legal battle the Kerala High Court directed Air India to reinstate him in July 2018, after which he has been posted at Hyderabad.

The Kerala High Court in a separate order had directed the Crime Branch Police to conduct a detailed probe into the fabricated sexual harassment case against Sibu.

The Crime Branch probe revealed that apart from the complaint of 17 female employees at Air India SATS, here, there were two other forged complaints against him, which was send to the top officials of Air India. It was based on these complaints that Sibu was transferred to Hyderabad.

Swapna Suresh was employed at Air India SATS and she left the job in 2015, after the police began their first probe based on a complaint from Sibu.

Incidentally it was only after the now controversial gold smuggling case took a turn and the NIA arrested the prime accused Swapna Suresh, did Sibu get a relief.

The Crime Branch investigation unearthed evidence against Swapna Suresh of being a key accused in the fabricated sexual harassment case and in the coming days the Crime Branch will reveal who all were behind her.

Despite numerous pleas by Sibu, his wife and daughter, Air India officials continued to maintain stoic silence and Sibu was suspended in August last year, on the grounds that he spoke to the media, soon after the gold smuggling case took centre stage.

Later he was reinstated end December last year and is at present on leave.

 

  

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  • Dr. Nagaraj Rao, Mysore

    Fri, May 14 2021

    Especially women, For name sake we worship women but they're often the targets of our society , use them and throw them. Don't you see how innocent Kangana is misused by JUMLA team ? they'll throw under the bus once they're done with.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, May 14 2021

    BJP is now getting Exposed ...

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  • Rita, Germany

    Fri, May 14 2021

    Thank God the problem person is arrested.Cant imagine how a person can make others life a hell ,is noted here.Arrest others too who made his life and family in difficulty.Thank God he never gave off .She requires really a hard punishment. Wrong Sexuell harassment case is the last one who can get involved and suffer.Put it right in court.She must ask Pardon from him in front of the Public.

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