Conspiracy
Potty, Govardhan and Bhandari met in Bengaluru
The gold in the shrine was also targeted.
While the Kochi Sabarimala gold robbery case is under consideration by the High Court, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has said that the accused met in Bengaluru. The meeting took place last October 8. The first accused in the case is Unnikrishnan Potty. The second accused Pankaj Bhandari and the tenth accused Govardhan held the meeting.
In its report submitted to the High Court opposing Govardhan's bail plea, the SIT clearly stated that the three were involved in a conspiracy to cover up the gold heist committed in 2019.
The accused in the case are involved in a large-scale conspiracy and organized crime.
It has been reported that Govardhan, Pankaj Bhandari, Unnikrishnan Potty and other accused had formed a criminal conspiracy to steal gold and separated the gold bars. The report says that they had also planned to steal gold from the Sabarimala temple.
On December 19, the arrested Laya Govardhan was interrogated by Unnikrishnan Potty. Govardhan, who has been visiting Sabarimala since 1996, had come to know that Vijay Mallya's UB Group had covered the Sree Kovil with gold in 1990.
Govardhan says he paid Rs 14.97 lakh for the gold he bought, which is a crime.
The role of the accused in the case is clarified. The gold of Sabarimala Ayyappa was destroyed. Its custodian is the Devaswom Board. No one has entrusted Govardhan with the responsibility of buying the gold or paying money to the board. The SIT also asked the court to question Govardhan again in custody after receiving the forensic examination results of the gold.
The report also states that the claim that 474.960 grams of gold obtained from Govardhan was seized by threats is not true and it was handed over voluntarily. The gold-plated objects in the temple were dismantled. Two statements were included which make it clear that the accused had a big plan to seize the gold.
The report was submitted to the High Court by the investigation team. Samples from similar gold plates have been collected and sent to the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram. They have also been sent for forensic analysis to determine the actual quantity of gold ornaments in the plates brought. Govardhan's argument that he spent money on offerings and donations to the Sabarimala temple does not absolve him from criminal liability.
The SIT also argued that Justice A. Badaruddin will consider the bail applications filed by Govardhan along with the bail application of Travancore Devaswom President A. Padmakumar tomorrow.l
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