Overview
- Former executive officer D. Sudheesh Kumar was arrested after questioning and is accused of recording gold‑plated idols and door frames as copper in 2019.
- Prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti and former administrative officer B. Murari Babu were remanded to judicial custody after the SIT’s interrogation and evidence‑tracing trips.
- The SIT produced 608 grams of recovered gold in the Ranni court that it says was traced to Ballari, following Potti’s statement about a sale to a local jeweller.
- Investigators escorted Potti to Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, inspected a metalworks facility and jeweller premises, and have not yet named those proprietors as accused.
- The Kerala High Court‑directed team is expanding its inquiry within the Travancore Devaswom Board, has warned non‑cooperative officials, and has received 1998–99 cladding records from the board.