SIT Interrogates Prime Accused Unnikrishnan Potty In Sabarimala Temple Gold Theft Case

In a major development, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Kerala High Court has arrested Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, on early Friday, according to reports.

Potti, a Bengaluru-based businessman who was taken into custody from his residence near Thiruvananthapuram, was arrested after a nearly 12-hour interrogation at the Crime Branch office on Thursday, sources told news agency PTI.

Potti was taken to the Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital for a medical examination. He would be shifted to Pathanamthitta by afternoon, and produced before a court in Ranni later in the day.