Overview
- Investigators questioned the actor at his Chennai home and formally recorded his statement in the alleged gold misappropriation cases.
- Jayaram told the SIT the gold-plated Dwarapalaka and Sreekovil items were brought to his residence and that he took part in pujas, including at Smart Creations in Chennai.
- The SIT said he is not an accused and reported no financial dealings with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty, characterising his role as faith-based.
- The Kerala High Court rebuked delays that led to default bail for suspects, including statutory relief for Potty in one case and for former TDB officer B Murari Babu.
- The investigation spans two linked cases with multiple arrests of Devaswom Board officials, and the SIT says 16 have been arraigned in the Dwarapalaka matter and 13 in the Sreekovil case.