Thiruvananthapuram, The Special Investigation Team (SIT) penetrating the supposed loss of gold from the Sabarimala temple browsed the house of prime implicated Unnikrishnan Potty here on Saturday.
SIT authorities led by examination officer S Sasidharan reached Potty’s home at Pulimath around 3 pm and carried out the search.
According to sources, the group was trying to find files and digital gadgets coming from Potty as part of the continuous examination.
Potty, who was earlier sent out to the custody of SIT by the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court in Ranni, is presently being questioned at the Crime Branch workplace here.
The SIT informed the court on Friday that Potty required to be questioned even more to trace the missing out on gold, gather other proof, and determine other implicated individuals in the event.
The group likewise notified the court that Potty would be required to other states for proof collection.
The SIT, formed following an instruction from the Kerala High Court, is examining 2 cases – one associated to the gold loss from the gold-cladded copper plates of the Dwarapalaka (guardian divine being) idols, and another worrying the gold missing out on from the door frames of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum) of the temple.
The High Court had actually kept in mind that the weight of the Dwarapalaka plates had actually decreased after they were turned over to Potty for electroplating in 2019.
Ranni cops in Pathanamthitta signed up a case versus a BJP employee who tossed a shoe at Potty while he was being accompanied out of the court on Friday.
Authorities stated a case has actually been submitted versus BJP celebration employee Sinu S Panicker under Section 131 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (attack or usage of criminal force without serious justification) and Section 118(a) of the Kerala Police Act (intimidation, disparagement, or insult).
The offense is bailable, and Panicker will be detained after the probe, authorities stated.
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