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Kollam Vigilance Court connected Friday (February 27, 2026) granted bail to erstwhile Thiruvabharanam Commissioner K.S. Baiju successful Sabraimala golden theft case. Judge C.S. Mohit granted statutory bail aft the Special Investigation Team (SIT) failed to record a chargesheet wrong the mandatory 90-day play pursuing his arrest. Having antecedently secured bail successful a related lawsuit involving the theft of golden from the temple’s doorframe (Kattilappali), Baiju is present acceptable to beryllium released from prison.
The tribunal has imposed strict conditions for his release, requiring 2 solvent sureties of ₹2 lakh each. Baiju is prohibited from leaving the State oregon entering Pathanamthitta territory until further notice. Additionally, helium indispensable study to the Thiruvananthapuram Crime Branch bureau doubly a week to cooperate with the ongoing investigation. His merchandise comes aft spending 114 days successful judicial custody, pursuing his archetypal apprehension connected November 6 past year.
While main accused Unnikrishnan Potti, erstwhile administrators, and Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru person already secured bail, others stay down bars. Those inactive successful judicial remand see erstwhile committee members K.P. Sankaradas and N. Vijayakumar, arsenic good arsenic concern owners Pankaj Bhandari and Govardhan. A. Padmakumar, who has already been granted bail successful the doorframe case, is expected to use for statutory bail successful the “dwarapalaka” lawsuit adjacent week arsenic his 90-day remand play concludes. Meanwhile, the tribunal is scheduled to present its verdict connected K.P. Sankaradas’s bail plea connected March 2 and the aforesaid time it volition perceive arguments regarding N. Vijayakumar’s bail application.
