Kochi: The High Court of Kerala on Wednesday observed the probe into Sabarimala gold case is progressing in the right direction, media reports said.
Hearing petitions seeking a CBI probe into it, the court said the probe is being conducted under its supervision, the court said the SIT needed some more time.
The BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, had moved the court seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
The court observed that Sabarimala gold smuggling case was “extraordinary” and “highly complex”.
Out of the 13 arrested, three have secured bail.
The High Court further noted that every procedural and substantive aspect of the investigation is being carefully scrutinised by the court.
The court said that adequate time must be provided to investigators to unravel the full extent of the alleged crime.
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