THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) will file a petition on Monday to take former Devaswom Board president Padmakumar, who is currently in remand at Thiruvananthapuram sub-jail, into custody. The former Devaswom Minister Kadakampally Surendran will be summoned only after questioning Padmakumar. The SIT is trying to trace Kadakampally’s possible links to the case.

The team will collect information about Kadakampally’s involvement from sponsor Unnikrishnan Potty, former Sabarimala Administrative Officer Murari Babu, former Executive Officer D. Sudheesh Kumar, former Thiruvabharana Commissioner K.S. Baiju, and former Board President and Commissioner N. Vasu, who are all in remand.

Padmakumar’s statement that he was not solely responsible for giving gold sheets to Potty,

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