A Kollam court granted statutory bail to former TDB administrative officer Murari Babu in two Sabarimala gold loss cases after the SIT failed to file chargesheets within 90 days. He is the first accused in the cases to be released from jail
CPI(M) MLA Kadakampally Surendran admitted meeting Sabarimala gold loss case prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty several times, saying he had no reason to suspect wrongdoing then. He said the visits were open, official, and occurred years before allegations surfaced
Union Home Minister Amit Shah targeted the ruling Left in Kerala over the Sabarimala gold loss case, alleging a cover-up and demanding a neutral probe. He asserted that the BJP would form governments in Kerala and West Bengal in 2026
