A Vigilance Court in Kollam on Monday granted statutory bail to former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) member K.P. Shankaradas in the Sabarimala gold theft cases. With this order, all accused individuals in the case have now been released from jail.
The Kerala High Court on Friday declined to interfere in the Sabarimala gold theft investigation, stating that a very meticulous investigation is being carried out by the Special Investigation Team (SIT), which includes some of the best persons in the country.
Vasu appeared for the interrogation at around 10.30 am on Tuesday at the ED Office in Kochi. The Central agency is probing into potential money laundering linked to the Sabarimala gold theft case.
The court imposed stringent conditions while granting bail. Vasu has been barred from entering Pathanamthitta district and is prohibited from leaving the state.
A single bench of Justice Badaruddin criticised the SIT while considering a plea filed by Pankaj Bhandari, an accused in the case, seeking his release from jail by quashing his inclusion as an accused in the case.
It is learnt that an investigation team will collect information, including his Delhi trip with Unnikrishnan Potty.
A sensational new claim has reignited a decades-old mystery surrounding the alleged disappearance of a priceless golden idol connected to the early worship traditions of the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa hill shrine.
“There are political leaders behind the Sabarimala gold theft, and the Pinarayi Vijayan government will go to any extent to shield them. Only a central probe agency can bring out the real culprits,” Chandrasekhar said.
The Kerala Police have completed comprehensive preparations to ensure a safe and smooth Sabarimala Mandala–Makaravilakku pilgrimage, which begins on November 17, the first day of the Malayalam month of Vrischikam.
The report said there was a planned attempt to steal the gold from the vaults and that Potty intervened to make unjust profits for the accused two to ten.
