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The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the nonaccomplishment of golden from Sabarimala is expected to record its archetypal advancement study to the Kerala High Court soon, constabulary sources said connected Monday (October 20, 2025).
The part seat of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan and K.V. Jayakumar volition perceive the lawsuit again connected Tuesday (October 21, 2025).
Sources told PTI that the SIT plans to taxable the study connected the aforesaid day. Officials said the study volition screen the existent presumption of the investigation, including the apprehension of Bengaluru-based Unnikrishnan Potti, who sponsored the electroplating of gold-clad copper plates connected the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols and Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) doorway frames successful 2019.
It volition besides item the investigation carried retired astatine Chennai, wherever the plates were electroplated, sources said.
The High Court, portion assigning the lawsuit to the SIT, had directed the squad to record a advancement study wrong 2 weeks and acceptable a six-week deadline to implicit the investigation.
The SIT has registered 2 cases related to golden missing from the plates of Dwarapalaka idols and Sreekovil doorway frames. As galore arsenic 10 persons person been arraigned arsenic accused successful some cases, including Mr. Potti and the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) officials. The SIT is expected to interrogate different accused persons soon.
The amicus curiae, retired High Court justice Justice KT Sankaran, assigned to hole an inventory of valuables, including golden astatine the elevation shrine, is besides expected to taxable a preliminary study erstwhile the lawsuit is considered connected Tuesday (October 21).
Justice Sankaran visited Sabarimala and examined the beardown rooms past week.
Meanwhile, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Sunny Joseph alleged that the authorities is protecting the accused persons successful the Sabarimala case.
“Even though the tribunal ordered the SIT probe connected October 6, the apprehension was made lone connected October 16. When Congress workers are arrested wrong hours successful different cases, those accused of stealing crores of rupees worthy of golden from Sabarimala are freely roaming. The authorities is intentionally protecting them,” helium said.
