Sabarimala gold theft case: Prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti gets statutory bail

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Kollam Vigilance court’s determination comes arsenic SIT fails to record chargesheet wrong the mandatory 90-day play pursuing his arrest

Published - February 04, 2026 12:26 p.m. IST - KOLLAM

Unnikrishnan Potti, the premier  accused successful  the Sabarimala golden  theft lawsuit  (file)

Unnikrishnan Potti, the premier accused successful the Sabarimala golden theft lawsuit (file) | Photo Credit: ANI

The Kollam Vigilance Court connected Wednesday (February 4, 2026) granted statutory bail to Unnikrishnan Potti, the premier accused successful the high-profile Sabarimala golden theft lawsuit successful Kerala.

The court’s determination came aft the peculiar probe squad (SIT) failed to record a chargesheet wrong the mandatory 90-day play pursuing his arrest.

Mr. Potti, a Bengaluru-based businessman and erstwhile temple helper, faces charges successful 2 abstracted cases related to the Sabarimala golden theft, and helium has present secured bail successful both. ​He was archetypal granted bail successful this lawsuit connected January 21, 2026 successful the lawsuit involving the misappropriation of golden during the attraction and electroplating of the temple’s main doorway frames.

Despite getting bail, helium had remained successful jailhouse due to the fact that of the 2nd pending case.

As helium has present secured bail successful the 2nd lawsuit (dwarapalaka) too, Mr. Potti is expected to beryllium released from judicial custody nether strict conditions.

Published - February 04, 2026 12:26 p.m. IST

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