The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Tuesday is conducting searches at 21 locations across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Karnataka in connection with an alleged multi-crore misappropriation of gold and other assets from the Sabarimala Temple, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
The Kochi Zonal Office of the ED searched officials of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), private individuals, intermediaries, and jewellers as part of a probe stemming from multiple First Information Reports (FIRs) filed by the Crime Branch of the Kerala Police.
Officials declined to disclose the names of those searched or the amount of gold involved, citing ongoing investigations.