Thiruvananthapuram: The SIT investigating the Sabarimala gold theft case is likely to question former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran.
This move comes after the arrest of former TDB president A. Padmakumar.
Padmakumar reportedly stated that Unnikrishnan Potti had submitted an application for gold plates through the government, which eventually reached the Devaswom Board. The SIT is probing possible government involvement.
Officials from the Devaswom Board—former commissioner N. Vasu, executive officer Sudheesh Kumar, and administrative officer Murari Babu—have reportedly given statements pointing to Padmakumar’s role. The SIT also found evidence of Padmakumar’s close ties with accused Unnikrishnan Potti.
Kadakampally Surendran, however, has maintained that no Devaswom Board files ever came to him and that the Board alone takes decisions.
