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A Vigilance tribunal successful Kollam granted the peculiar probe squad (SIT) one-day custody of Kandararu Rajeevaru, elder Tantri of Sabarimala, arsenic portion of the probe into the temple golden theft case.
The questioning chiefly focussed connected seeking clarity regarding his dealings with the archetypal accused Unnikrishnan Potti and his connections with different individuals progressive successful the case.
After the day-long interrogation, helium was produced backmost earlier the tribunal successful the evening and remanded successful judicial custody. His bail exertion is scheduled to beryllium considered by the Vigilance tribunal connected January 28.
Meanwhile, the tribunal completed the proceeding connected the bail petitions filed by erstwhile administrative serviceman B. Murari Babu, who is presently successful remand. A verdict connected these petitions is expected connected Friday. Mr. Babu sought statutory bail arsenic helium had completed 90 days successful custody successful some cases.
Recently, Unnikrishnan Potti was granted statutory bail nether strict conditions successful the archetypal lawsuit arsenic the SIT had failed to record a chargesheet wrong the 90-day window.
If Mr. Babu is granted bail, helium volition beryllium the archetypal among the accused successful the golden theft lawsuit to beryllium released from custody.
In a related move, the SIT submitted a elaborate study to the Vigilance tribunal regarding the inspections carried retired astatine Sabarimala pursuing the High Court’s permission.
Along with the report, the investigators submitted metallic samples collected from the aged temple doors and a hard disk seized from the enforcement officer’s office. These items person been presented to the tribunal with a petition to nonstop them for forensic and adept analysis.
