Kollam, Dec 12, 2025

The Sabarimala gold heist investigation took a significant turn on Friday, with the Kollam Vigilance Court rejecting the bail application of former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President A. Padmakumar.

The court dismissed his plea linked to the Kattillappalli sub-case, marking a setback for the senior CPI(M) leader as the probe tightens around alleged procedural lapses and suspected illicit handling of temple assets.

Padmakumar is also a former CPI(M) legislator who represented the Konni Assembly constituency and is considered close to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Padmakumar, who headed the TDB during the period in question, had argued in his bail plea that the decision to hand over the palika (gold sheets) to the first accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, was a col

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