Sabarimala gold ‘theft’: Kerala HC grants two more weeks for SIT to complete probe
The Kerala High Court has extended the deadline for the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to complete its investigation into the alleged gold misappropriation at the Sabarimala temple by two weeks. The delay is primarily due to the pending analysis report from the National Metallurgical Laboratory, which is crucial for determining the specifics of the gold involved. The SIT has questioned 391 witnesses and is in the process of analyzing digital records related to the case.
- ▪The Kerala High Court granted two more weeks for the SIT to complete its investigation into the Sabarimala gold theft.
- ▪The investigation is delayed due to the non-receipt of a detailed analysis report from the National Metallurgical Laboratory.
- ▪The SIT has questioned 391 witnesses and is analyzing digital records related to the case.
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The Kerala High Court has granted two more weeks to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) that has been probing the alleged misappropriation of gold from the Sabarimala temple, to complete the entire exercise. This followed the submission of a detailed report regarding the matter by S. Sasidharan, the investigating officer of the SIT, on Monday. In the report, the SIT has said that one of the principal reasons for the delay in completing the investigation is the non-receipt of the detailed analysis report from the National Metallurgical Laboratory (CSIR NML), Jamshedpur, where approximately 36 samples have been forwarded for scientific examination.The tests being conducted include X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (XRF) for determining the surface elemental composition, Inductively Coupled…
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