Kollam Vigilance court postpones senior Tantri’s bail hearing

January 13, 2026

Published - January 13, 2026 08:15 pm IST - KOLLAM The Kollam Vigilance court on Tuesday deferred hearing on senior Tantri Kandararu Rajeevaru’s bail application to January 19 while the special investigation team (SIT) has been directed to submit a comprehensive report by this date. The SIT officially informed the court that the senior Tantri has now been arraigned as an accused in a second case involving misappropriation of gold from the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) sculptures. The SIT was granted formal permission by the Vigilance court to record his arrest in this new case.

Kollam Vigilance court postpones senior Tantri’s bail hearing

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He was already in custody for the sanctum door frame case, where gold-clad plates were allegedly replaced with copper panels.
The court also extended the remand of A.
Padmakumar, former president of the Travancore Devaswom Board, for another 14 days.
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Kollam Vigilance court postpones senior Tantri’s bail hearing

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