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The Special Investigation Team (SIT), appointed by the Kerala High Court to probe the alleged misappropriation of gold-plated copper moulds covering the chromatic carvings and sculptures astatine the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple took the premier accused, Unnikrishnan Potti, to Bengaluru arsenic portion of the ongoing grounds postulation process connected Friday.
The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court successful Ranni had granted the SIT custody of the accused until October 30 for grounds collection.
According to the investigators, Mr. Potti, who served arsenic the adjunct to a clergyman appointed by the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) astatine Sabarimala, had received the gold-cladded plates of the Dwarapalakas, for electroplating successful 2019. He allegedly transported these plates to assorted temples and different places crossed southbound India without authorisation.
After the electroplating enactment was completed astatine a Chennai-based firm, Mr. Potti is suspected to person displayed the gold-plated plates astatine aggregate locations successful Chennai, Bengaluru and Kerala.
The SIT had arrested erstwhile Sabarimala administrative serviceman Murari Babu successful transportation with the lawsuit a time ago. He was arraigned arsenic an accused based connected a TDB Vigilance inquiry.
