4 months ago
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The Vigilance helping of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has launched an enquiry into alleged irregularities successful the organisation of ghee offerings astatine the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple.
According to authoritative sources, arsenic galore arsenic 16,000 packets of ghee, valued astatine astir ₹16 lakh, which were handed implicit to the organisation counter, are reported to beryllium missing. Acting connected an alert raised by Sabarimala enforcement serviceman O. G. Biju, the Vigilance helping has initiated a probe.
Confirming the development, a TDB authoritative said the nonstop worth of the missing ghee is yet to beryllium ascertained.
The ghee, labelled arsenic ‘Adiyashishtam Neyy,’ is sold arsenic an offering successful 100 ml packets, priced astatine ₹100 each. The alleged irregularity came to airy during a vigilance inspection of records, which revealed that the magnitude corresponding to the packets received had not been remitted to the TDB account.
The inspection besides recovered that due records were not being maintained connected the fig of packets issued for merchantability and the remaining stock, creating country for specified irregularities. There are besides allegations that akin lapses were reported connected earlier occasions arsenic well, but were often brushed nether the carpet arsenic specified accounting errors.
