The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a summons to the main accused, Unnikrishnan Potty, for detailed interrogation on Friday regarding the Sabarimala gold theft case.
Statutory bail was granted as the chargesheet was not filed even after 90 days. However, Potti will remain in jail in the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) door frames case linked to the gold theft at the Sabrimala temple.
This comes amid a controversy over the demolition drive in Varanasi. Heavy machinery and bulldozers were used to clear encroachments and old structures. During the drive, several ancient idols and artefacts were discovered. Local authorities state these have been secured by the culture de
Speaking to ANI, Rao said, "The uproar that followed the alleged damage to the idols... if there is even a little negligence in such matters, the repercussions will spread everywhere and lead to law-and-order problems."
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Speaking to the media, YSRCP leader and former MLA Malladi Vishnu alleged that neither TTD officials nor the coalition government has any concern for devotees, and "safety measures were left to the winds with a drunkard climbing the Govindarajaswamy temple at Tirumala and vandalising the
Accusing the Congress and CPI(M), both partners in the INDIA alliance, of turning Devaswom boards into "organisations of corrupt brokers," Chandrasekhar said a SIT reporting to the same political leadership could not uncover the full truth. "Only an independent Central probe can," he asse
In connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday conducted a raid at the residence of D Mani alias Balamurugan, who is under the shadow of allegations in the case. The search is underway at his house in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.<
Chandrashekhar alleged that the looting at Sabarimala extended beyond 4.5 kg of gold. "Investigations now show that under the LDF-appointed Devaswom board, 4 Panchaloha idols were taken out of Sabarimala and sold to international criminal networks," he claimed.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said that during the 2027 Kumbh Mela, which is to be held in Haridwar, elaborate arrangements will be ensured for the ceremonial bathing and grand procession of Uttarakhand's Devdolis, folk deities, and their symbolic idols.
The company had undertaken the electroplating of gold-clad copper coverings for the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols at the Sabarimala Ayyappan Temple.