Overview
- The court extended the Special Investigation Team’s timeline by six weeks on December 3 after reviewing a progress report submitted in-camera.
- The SIT has collected samples from gold-plated artefacts, and the forensic analysis report was stated in court to be expected within about a week.
- On December 4, the High Court rejected anticipatory bail for former TDB officials S. Sreekumar and S. Jayasree, citing prima facie evidence of a broad conspiracy and the risk of undermining the investigation.
- A Kollam vigilance court on December 3 dismissed the regular bail plea of former TDB president N. Vasu, who was arrested in November.
- The High Court on December 5 sought the prosecution’s stance on regular bail pleas by former TDB officer R. Murari Babu, while political responses continued, with the Chief Minister pledging no protection for the guilty and the opposition alleging unproven international links.