Kerala Congress MP Adoor Prakash on Wednesday dismissed reports claiming that he has received a notice from the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft investigation, calling them "fake news."
The Youth Congress on Monday staged a protest in the state capital, alleging delay in the investigation into the Sabarimala gold theft case, prompting police to use water cannons to disperse the demonstrators.
The Special Investigation Team probing the Sabarimala gold theft case on Monday made another arrest, taking former Travancore Devaswom Board member Vijayakumar into custody from Thiruvananthapuram.
The arrest followed Subrahmanyan's alleged sharing of an AI-generated photograph showing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan standing with Unnikrishnan Potti, who is accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case.
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.
With the latest arrests, the SIT's focus has widened beyond temple administration to include private firms and jewellery traders suspected of involvement in the alleged siphoning and mismanagement of gold linked to the Sabarimala temple.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday arrested Sreekumar, a former Administrative Officer (AO) of the Travancore Devaswom Board, in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case, Kerala police said.
Earlier, on November 26, the SIT took into custody A. Padmakumar, former Sabarimala Executive Committee president and CPI(M) Pathanamthitta district committee member, following court approval. Former Thiruvabharanam temple commissioner K.S. Baiju was arrested on November 7, while Unnikris
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said it would not be appropriate for him to comment in detail on the Sabarimala gold theft case, stressing that the probe is being conducted under the direct supervision of the High Court.
Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged that the Sabarimala gold theft case was part of a much larger conspiracy and started many years ago during the Congress period. He said that the prime accused, Unnikrishnan Potti's photos with CWC chairperson Sonia Gandhi, exposed the deep