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The Kerala High Court has denied anticipatory bail to S. Sreekumar, erstwhile administrative serviceman of Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) and besides to S. Jayasree, erstwhile caput of the board, successful the lawsuit pertaining to the alleged misappropriation of golden from the Sabarimala temple.
While Mr. Sreekumar had been arraigned arsenic the sixth accused, Ms. Jayasree was the 4th accused successful the lawsuit registered successful this transportation by the Crime Branch. The duo had earlier been granted interim extortion from arrest. The lawsuit is present being probed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) led by S. Sasidharan, Superintendent of Police.
‘Serious allegations’
Stating that it was shocked astatine the events, the tribunal observed that a perusal of prosecution records showed that the allegations were superior and mind-blowing, since the ‘misappropriation’ happened successful a ineffable spot – the Sabarimala Sannidhanam. Referring to businessman Unnikrishnan Potti, the tribunal said helium created an aura and enjoyed unbridled state to pilfer the deity’s gold, with the connivance of the accused persons.
While denying anticipatory bail to Ms. Jayasree, the tribunal said that her relation is well-made-out prima facie and that she could not wriggle retired from prosecution. Denying the aforesaid to Mr. Sreekumar, the tribunal said that arsenic per the Devaswom committee manual, it was his work to cheque misappropriation and malpractices successful the instauration and to person custody of the board’s valuables. He had signed a mahazar wherein the 12 Dwarapalaka plates were stated arsenic made of copper, though they were gold-cladded. Thus, some bash not merit bail. They ought to surrender earlier the investigating serviceman and cooperate with the probe, the tribunal added, and went connected to vacate the interim bid restraining their arrest.
