T'PURAM: In a setback to the Special Investigation Team (SIT), Unnikrishnan Potty, the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold theft incidents, was on Tuesday granted bail in the second case by the Kollam Vigilance Court. Earlier, the court had granted him bail in the dwarapalaka idols case as well on similar grounds. Potty was the first person to be arrested in the sensational case and is expected to walk out of prison later today. Former Sabarimala administrative officer Murari Babu, former Sabarimala executive officer Sudeesh Kumar, and former administrative officer S Sreekumar had secured bail earlier. Potty is accused of conspiring to execute the pilferage of gold from Sabarimala artefacts under the pretext of carrying out maintenance works in Chennai.

Source: Indian Express February 05, 2026 10:21 UTC