Sabarimala gold theft case: SIT questions Congress MP and UDF convenor Adoor Prakash

SIT interrogates Congress MP Adoor Prakash in Sabarimala gold theft case amid emerging connections with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti.

The Kerala High Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold theft case was on Saturday (February 7, 2026) questioning United Democratic Front (UDF) convenor and Congress MP Adoor Prakash at the Kerala Police Crime Branch headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram.

Officials said Mr. Prakash had emerged as “a subject of interest” in the investigation after photographs of him with the prime accused in the sensational case, Unnikrishnan Potti, surfaced in the public domain. Mr. Potti, who has been released on statutory bail, is also at the Crime Branch office as part of the investigation.

At the centre of the controversy swirling around Mr. Prakash is a set of photographs showing Mr. Potti tying a thread around Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s wrist at her high-security residence in New Delhi.

Mr. Prakash, Congress leader Anto Antony, MP, and Govardhan, a Bellary-based jeweller accused of receiving the stolen temple property, are also shown in the photograph. 

Officials said the SIT was intrigued to know the nature of Mr. Prakash’s relationship with Mr. Potti. They said the SIT was also examining whether Mr. Prakash had facilitated Mr. Potti’s entry into Ms. Gandhi’s heavily guarded and highly access-restricted Delhi residence. 

Officials said the SIT was also examining photographs showing Mr. Prakash accepting an envelope and a “goody bag” from Mr. Potti in a hotel room in Bengaluru.