Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 10 (IANS) Kerala BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday alleged that a CPI(M)-Congress “vested-interest nexus” was behind the Sabarimala gold heist case, raising questions over the arrest of tantri (priest) Kantarar Rajeevar, and added it was aimed at diverting attention from those actually responsible.Chandrasekhar asked why no Minister had been arrested in the case. “If the tantri can be arrested, why is the Minister not being arrested?” he said, a…
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 10 (IANS) A day after being arrested and sent to judicial custody in connection with the gold theft case, Sabarimala priest Kantaru Rajeevar was on Saturday morning moved to the state-run Medical College Hospital after he felt unwell.It was late on Friday night that Kantaru Rajeevar was remanded to judicial custody by a court in Kollam after his arrest was recorded by the Kerala High Court appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT).On Saturday morning, the ‘tantri (priest…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 1 (IANS) The office of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday strongly refuted allegations by UDF convener and Congress MP Adoor Prakash that reports about the Special Investigation Team (SIT) likely to summon him in the Sabarimala gold theft case were fabricated by the CMO or the Chief Minister’s political secretary P. Sasi, describing the claim as “completely baseless and factually incorrect”. In an official statement, the CMO clarified that the Kerala High …
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 30 (IANS) The statement given by senior CPI(M) activist and former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) member N. Vijayakumar, soon after his arrest by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the Sabarimala gold heist case, has placed the ruling party in an increasingly uncomfortable position.Vijayakumar told investigators on Monday that he signed key documents related to the controversial gold-plating works only after being instructed to do so by “comrade” A. Padmakumar, …
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 24 (IANS) The investigation into the Sabarimala gold and idol smuggling case has gathered pace, with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) expanding its operations across multiple states, even as former Devaswom Board members move courts fearing arrest. Ever since the Kerala High Court-appointed SIT began its probe, nine people have been arrested.Based on information from veteran CWC member and senior legislator Ramesh Chennithala, the SIT has intensified efforts to trace …
Alappuzha, Dec 23 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and CWC member Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday mounted a strong attack on the Pinarayi Vijayan government and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the disappearance of gold from Sabarimala, warning that the investigation had reached a critical stage with barely three weeks left before the SIT’s tenure expires. Chennithala said the primary responsibility of the SIT was to trace the missing gold, a task that remains unfulfilled despite arres…
Kochi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has expressed its readiness to take over the probe into the alleged large-scale gold theft and irregularities at the Sabarimala temple, telling the Kerala High Court that it would have no objection to investigating the case if so directed.The development assumes significance amid mounting criticism over the slow pace of the investigation being carried out by the High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT), consisting of the…