It has been five months since the SIT began its probe into the gold theft case. While more that half of the arrested are out on bail, what stands out in the investigation is the lack of clarity
Padmakumar was arrested by the SIT for allegedly fabricating the TDB documents to show that the gilded sheets of the dwarapalaka idols and the door frames were mere copper sheets.
Padmakumar had already gotten statutory bail in the case related to the alleged misappropriation of gold from the door frames of the sanctum sanctorum at the temple.