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The Kerala High Court (HC) has directed the Chief Vigilance and Security Officer of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) to behaviour a probe into alleged suspicious money transfers by unit employed astatine Sabarimala during the 2025–26 Mandalam-Makaravilakku season.
A Division Bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar issued the absorption connected Thursday (February 12, 2026) portion considering a suo motu plea based connected a study filed by the Sabarimala Special Commissioner regarding alleged fiscal irregularities by casual labourers and imperishable unit posted astatine the temple. The enforcement serviceman had reportedly received confidential accusation successful this regard, pursuing which the vigilance serviceman conducted a discreet inquiry. Financial information relating to deposits made from November 17 onwards were collected from station offices and banks arsenic portion of the inquiry.
It was recovered that 2 employees had remitted implicit ₹1 lakh each, portion 3 others had transferred ₹25,000 each. The individuals acrophobic subsequently failed to look for questioning.
Observing that the allegations were serious, the tribunal directed the Chief Vigilance and Security Officer to get a database of each employees who were connected work astatine the Sannidhanam during the applicable play to facilitate a broad scrutiny and ascertain the grade of immoderate fraudulent enactment oregon suspicious money transfers. A study is to beryllium filed wrong 3 weeks.
The substance has been posted for proceeding connected March 11.
