A source said the Special Investigation Team (SIT) suspects that former Sabarimala thantri Kandararu Rajeevaru had deposited nearly Rs 2.5 crore with the private finance firm.
The Kollam Vigilance Court granted Potti conditional bail in the case pertaining to the theft of gold from the door frames of the temple’s sanctum sanctorum.
The accused, K R Sunilkumar Potti, a native of Aroor, Alappuzha, is a former priest of the Chaliyekkara Bhadrakali temple under the Punalur group of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).
The uproar began the moment Question Hour commenced, with opposition members boycotting the session, brandishing placards and banners accusing the LDF government of sabotaging the ongoing investigatio ...
Apart from Potty, the court will also consider the bail petitions filed by former TDB Executive Officer D Sudheesh Kumar, who has also completed 90 days of judicial custody in both cases.
The gold theft controversy has exacerbated the pain felt by devotees, to the extent that many feel that Sabarimala will be a deciding factor in the assembly elections.
