Former administrative officer S Sreekumar arrested in Sabarimala gold theft case
The SIT is probing two cases related to the loss of gold plates from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) sculptures and the gold-plated doorframes of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum).
The SIT is probing two cases related to the loss of gold plates from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) sculptures and the gold-plated doorframes of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum).
The SIT is probing two cases related to the loss of gold plates from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) sculptures and the gold-plated doorframes of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum).
Thiruvananthapuram: The Special Investigation Team probing the Sabarimala gold theft has arrested former Devaswom administrative officer S Sreekumar, an accused in the case related to the theft of gold from the Dwarapalaka sculptures.
Sreekumar was the administrative officer when the gold plates were taken out of Sabarimala and later brought back. The High Court had earlier rejected Sreekumar’s bail plea. He was arrested after being summoned to the SIT office and questioned on Wednesday.
With this arrest, only former Travancore Devaswom Board secretary S Jayasree remains to be taken into custody in the case. Jayasree has approached the Supreme Court seeking anticipatory bail.
The SIT is probing two cases related to the loss of gold plates from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) sculptures and the gold-plated doorframes of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum). So far, the SIT has arrested seven people, including two former presidents of the Travancore Devaswom Board and CPM leaders A Padmakumar and N Vasu. Unnikrishnan Potty and Murari Babu are also in SIT custody in cases related to the missing gold from the sanctum sanctorum doorframe and the Dwarapalaka sculptures, respectively.