The opposition has been accusing that Sivasankar had used his influence to help Swapna Suresh, the main accused, escape and facilitated the clearance of the 'diplomatic package' containing the smuggled gold.
Baba Shobhan Sarkar alias Suryabhan Tiwari had risen to fame during the UPA era when the Manmohan Singh-led government had started excavation in the area indicated by the baba, hoping for a massive gold reserve.