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The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Ranni, connected Thursday (October 30, 2025) remanded Unnikrishnan Potti, the premier accused successful cases related to the theft of golden from Sabarimala, successful judicial custody.
Mr. Potti was produced earlier the tribunal successful the day aft the completion of his custody with the Special Investigation Team (SIT). The tribunal asked him whether helium had immoderate complaints against the SIT, to which helium replied successful the negative. He, astatine helium aforesaid time, told the tribunal that helium was suffering from assorted ailments and was nether regular medication.
In response, the authoritative informed the tribunal that arrangements volition beryllium made to guarantee Mr. Potti receives aesculapian attraction successful jail. The prosecution besides submitted that helium was yet to beryllium arrested successful the lawsuit registered successful transportation with the missing golden from the doorway framework of the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.
He was subsequently remanded successful judicial custody and shifted to the Special Jail successful Thiruvananthapuram. The constabulary person been directed to nutrient him again connected Monday.
Mr. Potti had been successful the SIT successful transportation with the alleged theft of golden from the gold-covered copper plates of the Dwarapalaka (door guardian) idols connected the sanctum sanctorum of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple. Former Sabarimala Administrative Officer B. Murari Babu has been successful SIT custody for 4 days.
According to the connection fixed by Mr. Potti, the golden had been separated from the dwarapalaka idols and aboriginal sold to a jeweller named Govardhan successful Ballari, Karnataka. The golden was recovered from Ballari and brought to the tribunal earlier this week. It comprised a full of 608 g of gold, which includes 5 bars weighing 100 g each and 1 barroom weighing 74 g, on with immoderate golden coins.
