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Senior Congress person Ramesh Chennithala connected Friday said helium volition taxable a missive to the constabulary squad probing the Sabarimala golden nonaccomplishment lawsuit demanding an probe into the links to a planetary racket progressive successful trafficking antiquities.
Speaking to reporters here, Mr. Chennithala said that determination were indications of transactions involving a radical reportedly led by an antiques trader successful the case, but nary grounds had been obtained truthful far. He said the worth of the golden plates stolen from Sabarimala could interaction astir ₹500 crore successful the planetary achromatic marketplace for antiquities, though the worthy is estimated astatine astir ₹50 crore otherwise.
He said that the golden mislaid from Sabarimala is not a section conspiracy. He alleged that a larger conspiracy existed to smuggle invaluable objects from temples successful Kerala.
“It is simply a large transaction involving an planetary smuggling network. What we spot present is lone the extremity of the iceberg. The probe indispensable not halt here. All links should beryllium exposed,” helium said.
Mr. Chennithala besides criticised the State authorities and Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] enactment implicit the case.
According to him, 2 apical CPI(M) leaders person been arrested, and the tribunal denied them bail. “Yet the Chief Minister has not spoken connected the matter. Why has the CPI(M) not taken action? The authorities is protecting the accused,” helium alleged.
