Sabarimala gold theft case: State’s stance helpful for accused, says V.D. Satheeshan

The stance taken by the State authorities and the peculiar probe squad (SIT) connected the Sabarimala golden theft lawsuit was aimed astatine helping the accused, Opposition person V.D. Satheeshan has alleged.

Addressing the media present connected Saturday, helium said the accused successful the lawsuit received bail successful the aftermath of a hold successful submitting the chargesheet, which was owed to the involution of the bureau of the Chief Minister.

Mr. Satheeshan alleged that the SIT, which has not yet retrieved the golden looted from Sabarimala, has been trying to shield immoderate of the influential suspects nether the radar. He said the hold successful submitting the interim chargesheet was a effect of an knowing betwixt the State authorities and the investigating agency, adding that the deliberate lapse by the constabulary has fixed undue ineligible advantages to the accused.

The Opposition person besides alleged that the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has been trying to softly screen up allegations related to the Payyannur CPI(M) money scam without informing the police.

CPI(M) Kannur territory committee subordinate V. Kunhikrishnan precocious raised superior allegations against enactment leaders, accusing them of misappropriating funds collected for the household of a slain enactment idiosyncratic and predetermination campaigns. The revelations regarding the lawsuit should beryllium investigated by the police, not the party, helium said. The Opposition person besides stated that helium stands by each allegation helium has made against erstwhile Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran.