Kochi, The Kerala High Court has granted the vigilance bureau 30 days more to conclude its probe into the alleged misappropriation of funds by TDB employees in relation to the sale of 'Adiya Sishtam Ghee' at Sabarimala.
A bench of justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and K V Jayakumar granted the additional time after the Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau informed it that nine more Travancore Devaswom Board staff are suspected of being involved in the scam.
The Bureau had initially registered an FIR against 33 people in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds from sale of the 'ghee'. The VACB also told the court that careless and improper maintenance of records by the TDB has significantly hampered the progress of the investigation.
The court directed the VACB to conduct a comprehensive and exhaustive probe, clearly identifying and fixing the role of each and every individual involved, and to proceed in accordance with the law so that appropriate action may be taken without delay.
