“Sabarimala gold theft case: ED raids 21 locations including properties of Devaswom Board’s former chief and CPIM leader. Thanthri Sabha seeks CBI probe”, OpIndia, January 20, 2026
“On 20th January, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched extensive raids across Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu as a part of the investigation into the alleged money laundering in the Sabarimala gold theft case. The raids are underway at 21 locations linked to the accused persons, including their residences and institutions linked to them.
The ED sleuths are raiding the premises linked to Unnikrishnan Potti, former Travancore Devaswom Board President and CPIM leader A Padmakumar, N Vasu, Murari Babu, and gold traders Govardhan and Pankaj Bhandari. The raids are being conducted under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
Meanwhile, raids are also being conducted at Smart Creations in Chennai and at the residence of Bellary-based gold trader Govardhan……”
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