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February 12, 2026, 07:47 PM - 3 min read
The SIT is investigating two cases related to the alleged loss of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idol plates and the doorframes of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum).
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February 7, 2026, 02:48 PM - 2 min read
Addressing the media, AICC leader KC Venugopal stated that the party has no objection to the SIT questioning anyone, asserting that the law should take its course.
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February 6, 2026, 03:31 PM - 2 min read
Another move being made by the agency is to summon the prime accused, Unnikrishnan Potty, who secured bail just a day before. Murari Babu, a former official of TDB, was subjected to questioning recently due to this.
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February 4, 2026, 04:31 PM - 3 min read
While Potty already secured bail in a separate case involving the temple idols, this new plea specifically addresses the theft of gold from the door frames.
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February 3, 2026, 01:49 PM - 2 min read
Babu is no stranger to this investigation; he was previously picked up by a Kerala Special Investigation Team (SIT) and only recently secured bail from the court.
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January 25, 2026, 03:22 PM - 2 min read
Kerala Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, suggesting the meeting is "clear evidence" that the systematic theft of gold from Sabarimala has been going on for 15 years with political backing.
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January 24, 2026, 05:53 PM - 3 min read
Satheesan warned that this legal "lapse" is creating a dangerous situation where the accused can now go out and tamper with evidence.
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January 21, 2026, 06:20 PM - 2 min read
The court's decision to grant bail specifically concerns the case involving the Dwarapalaka idols. Potty’s legal team argued for his release so that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) missed the mandatory 90-day window to file a formal charge sheet.
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January 17, 2026, 05:24 PM - 2 min read
The report, which was commissioned following an order from the Kerala High Court, focuses on the gold plating found on the copper claddings of several temple artifacts and door frames.
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January 14, 2026, 12:16 PM - 2 min read
The findings were stark: between mid-November and late December last year, proceeds from over 13,000 packets of ghee, totalling nearly ₹13.7 lakh, never made it into the Board’s accounts.
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January 9, 2026, 09:53 PM - 3 min read
The SIT probing the alleged gold theft at Sabarimala has arrested the shrine’s chief priest, Kandararu Rajeevaru, taking the total arrests to 11. The case relates to missing gold from temple doorframes and idols sent for replating in 2019.
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January 9, 2026, 07:35 PM - 2 min read
Among those currently in custody are the temple’s chief priest, Kandararu Rajeevaru, former Travancore Devaswom Board president A Padmakumar, and the alleged mastermind, Bengaluru businessman Unnikrishnan Potty.
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