Congress questions SIT independence

Congress leaders on Monday raised doubts over the direction and independence of the Special Investigation Team probing the gold theft from Sabarimala, accusing the state Home Department of exerting undue influence over the inquiry and shie-

- HD Bureau

Iding key figures behind what the party describes as an organised crime.The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee president, Sunny Joseph, said the SIT had failed to identify the masterminds of the theft, despite the passage of time and the seriousness of the charges involved.

Addressing reporters in Thiruvananthapuram, he alleged that the investigation appeared to be constrained by administrative control rather than guided by evidence, allowing the conspiracy behind the disappearance of temple gold to remain obscured.

Joseph argued that the probe had focused disproportionately on peripheral actors while avoiding scrutiny of those who planned and executed the operation.