THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Enforcement Directorate’s late-night raids across three states have marked a significant escalation in the Sabarimala gold heist probe, with the central agency for the first time entering the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) headquarters and seizing key records.
The coordinated operation, conducted at 21 locations linked to 22 individuals -- including 13 accused currently in judicial custody -- has sent shockwaves through Kerala’s political and administrative circles.
What has particularly rattled the ruling CPI(M) is the ED’s unprecedented move to search the Devaswom Board headquarters at Nanthancode in Thiruvananthapuram. Officials spent several hours scrutinising files, signalling that the investigation has moved beyond individual culpability to questions of institutional accountability.