Kerala gold smuggling case: Man acquitted in hand-chopping case among six arrested by NIA
(WorldNews India)

Probing a purported “terror angle” in the Kerala gold smuggling case, the NIA has arrested six people, including one who was earlier an accused in the state`s infamous hand-chopping episode of 2010. Popular Front of India member Muhammad Ali, one of those charged with chopping off the hand of a professor in Ernakulam district, was acquitted by a Kochi court in 2015. NIA said its investigation has revealed that Ali was part of the conspiracy behind the smuggling. The Ernakulam resident allegedly assisted the other arrested persons in collecting the smuggled gold and distributing it among the conspirators. Besides Ali, the others held in the last four days are Jalal A M, of Ernakulam district,...