Kollam (Kerala), April 13 (IANS) In a significant development in the Sabarimala temple gold scam case, a court in Kerala’s Kollam on Monday granted bail to K.P. Sankaradas, the last remaining accused in custody among the 13 persons arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).The SIT was constituted under the directions of the Kerala High Court to probe alleged irregularities involving gold offerings at the Sabarimala Temple.With Sankaradas securing bail, all the accused in the two cases reg…
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Kochi, Jan 21 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Wednesday came down heavily on former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) member K.P. Sankaradas, who is in judicial custody in connection with the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case, even as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) widened its probe into what it described as a well-orchestrated money-laundering operation involving temple assets.The court directed the constitution of a medical board to assess Sankaradas’s health condition and examine whethe…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 17 (IANS) Former Travancore Devaswom Board member and senior CPI leader K.P. Sankaradas, arrested in connection with the Sabarimala gold heist case, was shifted from a private hospital to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital on Saturday evening, even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) accelerated the probe ahead of a crucial deadline set by the Kerala High Court.Sankaradas was taken into custody on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a private hospital…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 14 (IANS) The investigation into the high-profile Sabarimala gold theft case took a decisive turn on Wednesday with the arrest of former Travancore Devaswom Board member K.P. Sankaradas.The arrest was formally recorded by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) at a private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, where Sankaradas has been undergoing treatment.With this, the total number of arrests made in the case has risen to 13.A team led by Superintendent of Police S.P. Sashidhar…
Kochi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday issued a scathing rebuke of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) handling the Sabarimala gold theft case over its failure to arrest accused K.P. Sankaradas.The bench noted that Sankaradas, a former member of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), has been hospitalised since being named as an accused and that his son, a top police official, accompanied him to the hospital, questioning the legitimacy of the reasons given for his non-arrest.The cri…