Thiruvananthapuram, Jan. 21 -- Kerala High Court on Wednesday turned down the bail requests of former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president A Padmakumar and two others in connection with the Sabarimala gold theft cases.

Justice A Badharudeen refused to grant bail to Padmakumar, former TDB administrative officer B Murari Babu, and jeweller Roddam Pandurangaiah Naga Govardhan, who is based in Ballari in Karnataka.

Murari Babu had previously been denied bail in December 2025 and had renewed his plea in January.

Meanwhile, on January 20, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) had conducted extensive raids across multiple states at 21 locations as part of its investigation into alleged money laundering linked to the Sabarimala gold smuggling ...