The SIT on Thursday arrested former TDB president A. Padmakumar in the Sabarimala gold theft case, taking total arrests to six. Investigators allege he sanctioned the removal of gold-plated sheets in 2019, deepening the probe into institutional involvement

Thiruvananthapuram: In a major development in the Sabarimala gold theft case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Thursday arrested former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar after hours of questioning at an undisclosed location, here. With this arrest, the total number of people who have been arrested in the case rises to six.

Padmakumar was a CPI(M) legislator from the Konni Assembly constituency from 1991-96. Padmakumar, allegedly played a central role in allowing the removal of gold-plated sheets from the Ka

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