Potty reveals plot to plunder Sabarimala gold

Heist kingpin says all those who trapped him into the conspiracy would be exposed in due course of time

- HD Bureau

Unnikrishnan Potty, arrested by the High Court-appointed Special Investigation Team, has indicated that a major conspiracy had been a major conspiracy, hatched with the connivance of Devaswom Board officials to defraud Sabarimala gold.While being escorted by SIT members, he told newspersons that the higher-ups involved in the conspiracy would certainly come to light and that he was trapped into the act.A detailed remand report filed before the Ranni Judicial Magistrate court in Path-anamthitta reveals that Unnikrishnan Potty, 52, orchestrated a scheme to misappropriate gold from Sabarimala temple by exploiting a gold-cladding placebo.