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A Kerala tribunal connected Wednesday (January 21, 2026) granted bail to Bengaluru-based businessman Unnikrishnan Potti, the premier accused successful the lawsuit related to the nonaccomplishment of golden from the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) doorway frames of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple.
Mr. Potti, however, volition proceed to beryllium successful jailhouse for present arsenic helium has besides been arrested successful the lawsuit related to the nonaccomplishment of golden from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols of the temple.
He was fixed bail successful the Sreekovil doorway frames lawsuit by a Vigilance tribunal successful Kollam.
He had sought bail connected the crushed that the peculiar probe squad (SIT) probing the cases had not filed a chargesheet contempt the expiry of the mandatory 90-day play stipulated nether the law.
The elaborate bid giving the reasons and conditions for the bail is not yet available.
The SIT has truthful acold arrested 12 people, including Mr. Potti and 2 erstwhile Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) presidents successful the 2 cases.
