Sabarimala gold theft: BJYM Kerala stages protest in Delhi demanding CBI probe

Updated On: 27 February, 2026 09:17 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

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

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

<p>Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to former Thiruvabharanam (sacred ornament) Commissioner KS 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</p>

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Kollam Vigilance Court Judge Mohit CS granted bail to former Thiruvabharanam (sacred ornament) Commissioner KS 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

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Baiju is the seventh accused in the Dwarapalaka case

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BJP leader Anurag Thakur also took part in the protest on Friday

<p>On February 12, the local court in Kerala 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</p>

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On February 12, the local court in Kerala 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

<p>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.</p>

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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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