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February 14, 2026, 08:02 PM - 2 min read
So far, the SIT has arrested 12 persons in connection with the two cases. Those arrested include the main accused, Unnikrishnan Potty, and two former presidents of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).
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February 13, 2026, 08:05 PM - 2 min read
Justice A Badharudeen rejected the petition of Smart Creations CEO Pankaj Bhandari. He had argued that his arrest was illegal as mandatory procedures were not followed. He claimed he was not properly informed about the arrest or the grounds for it.
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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 5, 2026, 05:02 PM - 4 min read
The case relates to the alleged theft of the sanctum sanctorum’s door frames (Kattalappali). With the investigation team unable to submit even an interim charge sheet within the stipulated time, the court observed that the accused was entitled to statutory bail as a matter of right.
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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 23, 2026, 04:17 PM - 3 min read
Babu's legal victory stems from a technicality in the law: when the prosecution misses the 90-day deadline, the accused is entitled to "default" or statutory bail.
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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 19, 2026, 06:17 PM - 3 min read
The fraud appears to have been two-pronged: a direct theft of sales revenue and the mysterious "disappearance" of physical stock.
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