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Former administrative serviceman of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Murari Babu was interrogated for hours astatine the Kochi portion of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) successful transportation with the Sabarimala golden theft lawsuit connected Tuesday.
Mr. Babu who arrived successful the greeting was fto disconnected precocious successful the evening. The bureau is apt to interrogate much accused successful the lawsuit successful the coming days. The Special Investigation Team of the State constabulary had arraigned him arsenic the 2nd accused successful the alleged theft of golden from the Dwarapalaka sculptures. He was besides the sixth accused successful different lawsuit related to the theft of golden from the doorway frames of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.
He was suspended from work and arrested connected October 23, 2025. He was arrested from his residence successful Perunna aft the SIT discovered that helium had allegedly falsely recorded the golden plates connected the idol arsenic copper plates.
The probe further revealed that the golden plates were allegedly handed implicit to premier accused Unnikrishnan Potti successful the guise of renovation connected Mr. Babu’s intervention. His relation successful the doorway framework lawsuit was besides established during the probe, starring to further ineligible proceedings.
Mr. Babu is accused of dishonestly recommending repairs of the gold-clad copper encasements of the Dwarapalaka idols and the gold-clad copper plates connected the northbound and southbound pillars portion serving arsenic administrative serviceman of Sabarimala successful 2019.
The Kollam Vigilance Court had granted him bail successful some cases connected January 23 aft considering the defence’s plea that the accused was entitled to bail arsenic the SIT failed to record chargesheet adjacent 92 days aft his arrest.
