Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA Kadakampally Surendran on Thursday refuted claims of the complaint made by Unnikrishnan Potti, Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple gold theft case prime accused, stating Surendran conspired with a woman to file a complaint before the Special Investigation Team
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is questioning United Democratic Front (UDF) convenor and Member of Parliament Adoor Prakash at the Crime Branch headquarters, the Kerala Police said.
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.
A Vigilance Court in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday granted statutory bail to Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, after the 90-day statutory period for filing the charge sheet expired.
Arguments in the bail plea concluded on Wednesday. Potti had earlier obtained statutory bail in the Dwarapalaka case as well. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is yet to file charge sheets in either case.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Sabarimala gold theft case has recorded a formal statement from actor Jayaram at his Chennai residence and is likely to list him as a key witness in the case.
"The media has lost its old enthusiasm because the involvement of Congress leaders has come out. The media no longer has any weapon. There is no answer to why Unnikrishnan potty along with Adoor Prakash MP, went to meet Sonia Gandhi. The person who stole the gold and the one who sold it b
Justice A. Badharudeen refused to grant bail to Padmakumar, former TDB administrative officer B. Murari Babu, and jeweller Roddam Pandurangaiah Naga Govardhan, who is based in Ballari, Karnataka.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Surendran clarified his affiliation with Potti, stating that he visited the accused's then house only once in 2017 to attend a function.
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.
Searches are underway at the residences of all accused named in the case and at institutions connected to them, across multiple states, at 21 locations as part of its investigation into the Sabarimala gold smuggling case.
Congress leader K. Muraleedharan on Sunday alleged attempts to divert attention from the Sabarimala gold robbery case, claiming government pressure on the SIT to secure bail for Unnikrishnan Potti and others, while protecting key individuals.