New Delhi: The prime accused in the gold smuggling case, Swapna Suresh, broke down while speaking to the media on Saturday in Kerala's Palakkad after police filed a case against her lawyer, Krishna Raj, over a Facebook post he had shared earlier that allegedly hurt religious sentiments.
While speaking to the media, teary-eyed Swapna was quoted by news agency ANI as saying, "Why are they attacking me like this. I stick to the statement I gave. Don’t hurt people who are around me. Hurt me, please kill me so that the story will get over."
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Soon after speaking to media, Swapna collapsed and fell down, the IANS report said. She has reportedly suffered fits. Later she was taken to the hospital.
In a related development, her lawyer Krishna Raj said he is not going to be cowed down by the case that has been registered against him.
"Tomorrow I will be in my office as I have work to do for Monday, as Swapna is supposed to come to file a case. Vijayan's tricks will not work on me and I am not at all scared and if they want they can come and arrest me," Raj told IANS.
After her big revelation, Congress and the BJP took to the streets demanding the resignation of Vijayan. Then a case was registered against her for inciting violence.
As fearing arrest, things turned worse for her early this week filed an anticipatory bail plea in the Kerala High Court. She pointed out that Shaj Kiran had approached her stating that he was close to Vijayan and CPI-M state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan threatened dire consequences if she does not withdraw her statements and in lieu of that she should issue a fresh statement absolving Vijayan and his family.
(With IANS inputs)