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The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) connected Wednesday questioned Sabarimala Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru successful transportation with the Sabarimala golden theft case.
He reached the ED bureau successful Kochi astir 2.45 p.m. The questioning lasted for astir 4 hours. The ED is learnt to person questioned him astir his relation with Unnikrishnan Potti, the premier accused successful the case.
The Kerala High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) had alleged that Mr. Rajeevaru had violated the temple manual by allowing Mr. Potti, who was brought to the temple arsenic a helper successful 2007, to dismantle the gilded moulds covering the temple’s chromatic carvings, doorway and sculptures to beryllium transported to a metallic works factory, Smart Creations, astatine Ambathur successful Chennai, purportedly for restoration.
Mr. Rajeevaru, who was arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for alleged transgression complicity and conspiracy successful the “dishonest misappropriation” of the temple’s gold-plated spiritual artefacts successful 2019, was released connected bail connected February 18 aft completing 41 days successful remand.
The ED was besides looking astatine the SIT’s alleged findings related to the Tantri’s fiscal transactions. It had alleged that helium had important deposits successful a backstage fiscal institution. The Kollam Vigilance Court, portion granting him bail successful the Sabarimala golden misappropriation cases, had observed that the SIT had failed to nutrient substantive grounds to enactment the allegations levelled against Mr. Rajeevaru.
The ED had connected Tuesday questioned N. Vasu, erstwhile president of the Travancore Devaswom Board, arsenic portion of its probe into the Sabarimala golden theft lawsuit nether the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
