Probe links of international racket in Sabarimala gold loss case, says Congress leader Chennithala

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) moved the Vigilance court in Kollam on Friday seeking case records, including the FIR, in the Sabarimala gold misappropriation case.

The petition stated that alleged acts of document forgery, misappropriation of temple gold, and suspected money laundering linked to the Sabarimala temple amount to offences under Section 467 of the Indian Penal Code, a scheduled offence under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002.

It added that public servants are also involved in the case, which is being probed by the Crime Branch. Such persons have been charged under Section 13 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1998, the agency submitted.