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The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau (VACB) probing the alleged misappropriation of golden and wealth successful transportation with the installation of a caller temple emblem mast astatine the Sabarimala temple successful 2017, has recorded the statements of movie stars Mohanlal and Dileep, officials said connected Friday (February 27, 2026).
Both actors were among 27 radical who donated golden and wealth for the temple emblem mast. VACB sources said Mr. Mohanlal and Mr. Dileep gave their statements recently.
Mr. Mohanlal’s connection was recorded erstwhile the histrion was successful Thiruvananthapuram, a VACB authoritative said. Mr. Dileep’s connection was recorded successful Kochi, the authoritative added.
The VACB has truthful acold has recorded the statements of 22 radical who donated golden and wealth for the emblem post.
Apart from it, the VACB is besides checking whether much persons person donated golden oregon wealth for the purpose, sources said.
Earlier, the VACB had recorded the statements of Union Minister Suresh Gopi, filmmaker Shaji Kailas, actor-writer Renji Panicker and shaper Suresh Kumar.
On February 9, the Kerala High Court granted the VACB 30 days to implicit the enquiry and taxable a report.
A study filed earlier the Kerala High Court by the Chief Vigilance Officer of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) stated that successful August 2016, it was decided that the installation of the caller emblem mast would beryllium undertaken wholly astatine the disbursal of Phoenix Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad.
An estimation of ₹3.2 crore submitted by the Devaswom Chief Engineer was approved by the committee connected September 23, 2016, the study said.
The study further revealed that 9.161 kg of golden were purchased from the Customs section connected March 22, 2017, and 412 grams of golden were contributed by devotees for the project.
"Thus, the full quantity of golden available, including Customs acquisition and donations, was 9,573.010 grams, whereas the quantity recorded arsenic utilised for the emblem mast was 9,340.2 grams," the High Court observed.
The tribunal besides noted that the lack of idiosyncratic donor receipts deprived donors of documentary impervious of accounting, constituting a superior procedural lapse and a sedate usurpation of Devaswom Rules and fiscal accountability norms.
