NEW DELHI, JANUARY 20: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has launched a massive crackdown in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case, carrying out simultaneous searches at approximately 20 locations across Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
According to official sources, the federal agency has significantly widened the scope of its investigation into alleged money laundering, moving beyond the initial gold theft to include a broader spectrum of financial irregularities. Investigators are now closely scrutinizing potential misappropriation related to temple offerings (Kanikka) and the funding of various rituals.
These high-profile raids target individuals and entities suspected of involvement in the diversion of temple assets, as the ED seeks to uncover the full extent of the financial misconduct and trace the trail of laundered funds linked to one of the country’s most prominent pilgrimage sites.
