US EditionKerala vigilance court grants bail to Sabarimala gold loss case main accused Unnikrishnan Potty.
- On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, a Kerala Vigilance court in Kollam granted bail to Bengaluru-based businessman Unnikrishnan Potti in the Sreekovil door frames case after completing the hearing on Tuesday.
- Potti argued the bail ground was the SIT's failure to file a chargesheet within 90 days after his October 17 arrest, making him eligible for default bail under the law.
- The bail terms include travel and conduct restrictions, specifying the surrender of his passport, barring entry to Pathanamthitta district, and forbidding witness intimidation or evidence destruction, though the full order is pending.
- The detention continues amid an expanded probe that has led to multiple arrests, with Potti remaining jailed due to a separate Dwarapalaka idols case and the SIT arresting 12 people including two former Travancore Devaswom Board presidents.
- The SIT conducted on-site forensic inspection at Sabarimala as it alleges the priest-turned-businessman swindled about 2kg of gold, moving artefacts across Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
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Sabarimala gold scam: Key accused Unnikrishnan Potty gets bail, to remain in jail
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Sabarimala gold loss case: Kerala court grants bail to prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty
Potty, however, will continue to be in jail for now as he has also been arrested in the case related to the loss of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols of the temple.
Court grants statutory bail to former TDB officer in Sabarimala gold loss cases
Kollam (Kerala), Jan 23 (PTI) A court here on Friday granted statutory bail to former TDB administrative officer Murari Babu in two cases related to the alleged gold loss from the Sabarimala temple.Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit C S granted bail to Babu as 90 days had elapsed since his arrest, and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) had failed to file chargesheets in the two cases.Babu is the second accused in the case related to the allege…
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