Kollam: The Kollam Vigilance Court has rejected the bail application of former TDB president A. Padmakumar, who is in judicial custody in connection with the Sabarimala gold smuggling case.
The bail plea argued that all board members were responsible for handing over the gold sheets to the accused and that the decision to record the material as copper in the minutes was made with everyone’s knowledge.
At the time the gold plating from the Dwarapalaka idol was taken for repair, Padmakumar had been serving as the Devaswom Board president. Devaswom employees had testified to the SIT that Padmakumar had pressured them to assist Unnikrishnan Potty.
