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The Kerala High Court extended by six weeks the clip framework it acceptable for the peculiar probe squad (SIT) to implicit a probe into the alleged misappropriation of golden from the Sabarimala temple.
This followed a study submitted earlier the tribunal connected Wednesday by Sasidharan S., Superintendent of Police who is starring the probe team. He besides sought much clip to implicit the probe.
After examining the report, a Division Bench of Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V. and Justice K.V. Jayakumar observed that bearing successful caput the scale, seriousness, and imaginable ramifications of the allegations nether inquiry, the clip sought by the investigating serviceman is justified and deserves to beryllium granted. Having perused the report, the seat expressed its restitution with the mode successful which it is presently being done. Having respect to the delicate nature, breadth, and ramifications of the inquiry, the tribunal said it recovered it inappropriate astatine this signifier to spot connected grounds immoderate elaborate notation to the circumstantial steps undertaken by the investigating agency.
Although the requisite samples were collected, investigation reports are awaited. The investigating serviceman submitted that the forensic investigation study is expected wrong a week.It is further submitted that the probe into the transactions of 2018 and 2019 relating to the main doorway of the Sreekovil and those spanning 2014–2025 concerning the proscription to Chennai for the Dwarapalakas’ golden plating remains successful its infancy, the tribunal said.
The tribunal further deemed it indispensable to nonstop that the probe shall beryllium carried retired with utmost meticulousness, heightened diligence and by scrupulous adherence to each ineligible requirement, leaving nary facet unattended oregon unexamined.
Should the investigating agency, successful the people of the probe, stumble upon immoderate facet, transaction, oregon worldly condition hitherto unnoticed oregon undiscovered, the aforesaid shall beryllium forthwith brought to the court’s announcement by filing an due report. This absorption has go imperative, arsenic the taxable substance of the probe concerns valuables and properties belonging to Ayyappa, and it is the work of this tribunal to guarantee that specified ineffable spot is duly protected and safeguarded, it added.
The substance has been posted for proceeding connected January 5, 2026.
