KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Monday issued a scathing rebuke of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) handling the Sabarimala gold theft case over its failure to arrest accused K.P. Sankaradas.
The bench noted that Sankaradas, a former member of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), has been hospitalised since being named as an accused and that his son, a top police official, accompanied him to the hospital, questioning the legitimacy of the reasons given for his non-arrest.
The criticism came while the court was hearing the bail pleas of three accused — gold trader Govardhan, former Devaswom Board President A. Padmakumar, and Murari Babu. It adjourned the hearing to deliver its judgment at a later date.