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Members of Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Kerala unit protest in New Delhi on Friday, demanding a CBI investigation into the Sabarimala temple gold loss case. (PICS/PTI) 

Updated On: 2026-02-27 04:36 PM IST

Compiled by : Anushree Gaikwad

A court in Kerala on Friday granted statutory bail to a former TDB official in connection with the Sabarimala gold loss case. (PIC/PTI)

Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to former Thiruvabharanam (sacred ornament) Commissioner K. S. Baiju in the case related to the alleged loss of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) plates, as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) failed to file a charge sheet within 90 days of his arrest

Baiju is the seventh accused in the Dwarapalaka case

Earlier, on February 12, the same court had granted Baiju bail in a second case related to the alleged loss of gold from the doorframes of the Sreekovil (sanctum sanctorum), in which he is the fourth accused

With bail granted in both cases, Baiju is expected to be released from jail soon. He is the seventh person to be released on bail in connection with the case, police said

The SIT had alleged that gold artefacts were handed over to the prime accused, Unnikrishnan Potty, in 2019 when Baiju was serving as Thiruvabharanam Commissioner

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