<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Sabarimala gold theft case prime accused -- Bengaluru-based Malayali Unnikrishnan Potti -- got bail on Thursday in the second case.</p><p>Potti, who earlier got bail in the case pertaining to looting of gold from the 'Dwarapalaka' sculptors of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, now received bail in the case pertaining to looting of gold from the door frames of the sanctum sanctorum. He was released from a prison in Thiruvananthapuram in the evening.</p><p>The Vigilance court in Kollam district granted bail to Potti as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) did not file chargesheet within 90 days after his arrest. </p>.Sabarimala gold loss case: Kerala court reserves order on granting statutory bail to prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty .<p>Earlier, three others accused also got bail. While former administrative officer of Travancore Devaswom Board Murari Babu and former executive officer Sudheesh Kumar were granted bail on the same grounds of not filing chargesheets within 90 days of arrest, former administrative officer S Sreekumar was granted bail citing lack of evidence.</p><p>With Potti also getting bail, the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front will be stepping up attacks against the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front government. Already Congress raised an allegation that the SIT was under pressure from the Chief Minister's office to sabotage the probe as CPI(M) leaders were also accused in the case and the connections of Potti with former Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran had come out.</p>.Sabarimala gold loss case: Kerala court grants statutory bail to prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty.<p>LDF is countering the Congress' allegation by citing Kerala High Court's remarks that the probe by SIT was progressing in the right direction. Congress was also using the pictures of Potti as well as another accused in the case -- Bellary-based jeweler Gowardhan -- visiting senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at her Delhi residence along with MPs Adoor Prakash and Anto Antony.</p><p>Meanwhile, the state assembly was disrupted on Thursday also with the opposition UDF staging a protest over the Sabarimala issue.</p><p>Opposition leader V D Satheesan alleged that the SIT was deliberately delaying the chargesheets as part of a conspiracy to sabotage the investigation and help the CPI(M) leaders involved in the case.</p><p>BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar demanded the government to refer the case to CBI to ensure a fair investigation.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Sabarimala gold theft case prime accused -- Bengaluru-based Malayali Unnikrishnan Potti -- got bail on Thursday in the second case.</p><p>Potti, who earlier got bail in the case pertaining to looting of gold from the 'Dwarapalaka' sculptors of the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, now received bail in the case pertaining to looting of gold from the door frames of the sanctum sanctorum. He was released from a prison in Thiruvananthapuram in the evening.</p><p>The Vigilance court in Kollam district granted bail to Potti as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) did not file chargesheet within 90 days after his arrest. </p>.Sabarimala gold loss case: Kerala court reserves order on granting statutory bail to prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty .<p>Earlier, three others accused also got bail. While former administrative officer of Travancore Devaswom Board Murari Babu and former executive officer Sudheesh Kumar were granted bail on the same grounds of not filing chargesheets within 90 days of arrest, former administrative officer S Sreekumar was granted bail citing lack of evidence.</p><p>With Potti also getting bail, the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front will be stepping up attacks against the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front government. Already Congress raised an allegation that the SIT was under pressure from the Chief Minister's office to sabotage the probe as CPI(M) leaders were also accused in the case and the connections of Potti with former Devaswom minister Kadakampally Surendran had come out.</p>.Sabarimala gold loss case: Kerala court grants statutory bail to prime accused Unnikrishnan Potty.<p>LDF is countering the Congress' allegation by citing Kerala High Court's remarks that the probe by SIT was progressing in the right direction. Congress was also using the pictures of Potti as well as another accused in the case -- Bellary-based jeweler Gowardhan -- visiting senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi at her Delhi residence along with MPs Adoor Prakash and Anto Antony.</p><p>Meanwhile, the state assembly was disrupted on Thursday also with the opposition UDF staging a protest over the Sabarimala issue.</p><p>Opposition leader V D Satheesan alleged that the SIT was deliberately delaying the chargesheets as part of a conspiracy to sabotage the investigation and help the CPI(M) leaders involved in the case.</p><p>BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar demanded the government to refer the case to CBI to ensure a fair investigation.</p>