Sabarimala gold loss case: Kerala vigilance court rejects bail plea of former TDB prez

KOLLAM(KERALA): (Dec 12) A Kerala court on Friday rejected the bail plea of former TDB president A Padmakumar in a case involving loss of gold from the door frames of the sanctum sanctorum of Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala.

The Kollam Vigilance Court denied the relief to Padmakumar, also a former CPI(M) MLA, after the prosecution opposed his bail plea on the ground that there was sufficient evidence on record to prove the offence against him, public prosecutor Siju Rajan said.

Advocate Rajan said that the former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president had sought bail on various grounds, including his advanced age and related health problems.