Overview
- Kerala High Court cleared fresh sampling from the shrine on February 12 for advanced analysis at BARC, with investigators also seeking specialised comparisons at NML and DMRL after inconclusive VSSC results.
- The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau opened a preliminary inquiry into the 2017 flag mast project and was directed to file a report within 30 days after records showed gaps in donor receipts and a 232.81 g accounting mismatch.
- The Enforcement Directorate, which registered an ECIR last month under PMLA, summoned actor Jayaram, former TDB secretary S. Jayasree and intermediary Kalpesh for questioning in Kochi next week.
- The Kollam Vigilance Court granted statutory bail to former TDB president N. Vasu after the SIT missed the 90‑day chargesheet deadline, imposing travel and reporting conditions.
- The SIT opposed bail for Tantri Kantararu Rajeevaru, citing allegedly disproportionate bank deposits and ties to prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti, with the Kollam court posting its order for February 18.