Chennai, Dec. 26 -- In connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday conducted a raid at the residence of D Mani, alias Balamurugan, who is under the shadow of allegations in the case.

The search is underway at his house in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.

As part of the probe, the SIT had earlier questioned Mani's associate Sreekrishnan.

Meanwhile, a businessman has revealed that D Mani's group had allegedly planned large-scale thefts targeting temples in Kerala. According to the disclosure, the gang had aimed at a theft worth nearly Rs 1,000 crore. In addition to Sabarimala, the group had planned to commit fraud at the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple, sources said.

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