A special investigation team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold loss case has questioned former Kerala Devaswom Minister and senior CPI(M) legislator Kadakampally Surendran, police sources said on Tuesday (December 30, 2025).
Mr. Surendran confirmed that his statement was recorded last week, as he was the Devaswom Minister when the alleged loss of gold from Sabarimala temple occurred.
The SIT recorded his statement after RSP leader Shibu Baby John released photographs showing Mr. Surendran standing alongside Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime accused in the case.
The SIT also reportedly questioned P.S. Prasanth, former president of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB).
So far, the SIT has arrested 10 people, including two former TDB presidents, as part of the probe into the loss of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols and the Sreekovil doorframes at the Sabarimala temple.
The SIT was constituted on the directions of the High Court, which earlier this month granted the team an additional six months to complete the investigation.
Published – December 30, 2025 02:42 pm IST
