Overview
- The SIT arrested former TDB president and ex-commissioner N. Vasu after questioning, and a Pathanamthitta court remanded him to 14 days’ judicial custody.
- Investigators allege Vasu directed officials in 2019 to record gilded door frames and Dwarapalaka casings as copper, a step they say enabled misappropriation.
- With Vasu’s detention, arrests rose to five, including prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti and TDB officials Murari Babu, K. Sudheesh Kumar and K. S. Byju.
- The SIT has invoked the Prevention of Corruption Act in supplemental filings, with the case shifting to the Vigilance Court in Kollam for offences under the Act.
- Former TDB president A. Padmakumar has been summoned for questioning as the court-monitored team conducts authorised scientific tests to quantify a reported shortfall of about 4.5 kg from a 30.3 kg gold donation.