Former administrative officer S. Sreekumar granted bail in Sabarimala gold theft case

Kollam Vigilance Court connected Thursday granted conditional bail to erstwhile administrative serviceman S. Sreekumar successful the lawsuit involving theft of golden from dwarapalka idol astatine Sabarimala Temple. Judge Dr. C.S. Mohit granted bail to Sreekumar, who is the sixth accused successful the case, 43 days aft his arrest. The tribunal considered the defence statement that Sreekumar had joined work arsenic the administrative serviceman lone days earlier the idol panels were transported and that helium had signed the applicable documents based connected the instructions of higher officials. The prosecution had opposed the bail plea, arguing that releasing the accused astatine a important signifier of the probe would hinder the advancement of the case. However, with the tribunal granting bail, Sreekumar is the 2nd idiosyncratic to beryllium released from jailhouse successful the Sabarimala golden theft lawsuit aft erstwhile administrative serviceman Murari Babu. Meanwhile, the judicial remand of different accused successful the case, K.P. Sankaradas, has been extended by 14 days. Sankaradas, who was a subordinate of the Devaswom Board astatine the clip of the golden theft, was produced successful tribunal successful a wheelchair owed to carnal ailments.

Published - January 29, 2026 06:06 p.m. IST