THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Former Travancore Devaswom Board president A Padma Kumar has been arrested in the gold theft case in Sabarimala. His arrest was registered after the SIT was convinced of his role in the gold theft. He will be produced before the Kollam Vigilance Court today itself.

Padma Kumar’s role was clarified in the remand report submitted in the court and in the statements of those arrested earlier. It was proved that it was Padma Kumar who gave complete freedom to Unnikrishnan Potty in Sabarimala. Padma Kumar is the eighth accused in the case.

A former MLA, Padma Kumar is a senior leader of the CPM. He is presently a member of the CPM Pathanamthitta district committee. The arrest of a senior leader of the party is a huge setback for the CPM in the wake of the local body electio

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