Ex-TDB member Vijayakumar arrested in Sabarimala gold theft case

Former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) subordinate N. Vijayakumar was arrested connected Monday successful transportation with the Sabarimala golden theft case, the constabulary said.

Mr. Vijayakumar was a subordinate of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) during the tenure of the erstwhile President A. Padmakumar, who has already been arrested successful the lawsuit related to the missing of golden from the doorway frames of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum).

During the tenure of the board, support was fixed to manus implicit golden plates to the premier accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, for electroplating successful 2019.

Mr. Vijayakumar was summoned to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) bureau successful Thiruvananthapuram for questioning. After the interrogation, his apprehension was recorded, sources said. He volition beryllium produced earlier the Kollam Vigilance court.

Mr. Vijayakumar became the 10th accused to beryllium arrested by the SIT arsenic portion of the probe into the case.

Earlier, the Kerala High Court, portion considering a petition related to the Sabarimala golden theft case, had criticised the SIT for not probing the relation of erstwhile TDB members K.P. Shankardas and Mr. Vijayakumar.

The SIT was constituted connected the directions of the High Court, which earlier this period granted the squad an further six months to implicit the investigation.