Sabarimala gold heist: SIT interrogates former TDB chief N Vasu

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold theft case has on Monday reportedly interrogated former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president N Vasu in the case. The questioning follows the arrest of Vasu’s former PA, Sudheesh Kumar, in the gold heist case.

Meanwhile, there are reports that the SIT will enforce more arrests in the coming days. The arrest of more TDB officials seems imminent as the SIT has collected evidence suggesting their involvement in the crime.

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So far, three persons – priest-turned-businessman Unnikrishnan Potti, former Sabarimala administrative officer Murari Babu, and former Sabarimala executive officer D Sudheesh Kumar – have been arrested in the case.

Sudheesh was arrested on Friday. He is accused of aiding Murari Babu in facilitating the gold theft. The SIT found he tried to conceal the fact that the temple’s dwarapalaka idols and door frames were gold-plated and instead mentioned them as copper sheets in official records.

It is learnt that the SIT will record the statement of former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) chief A Padmakumar soon.