TDB’s Vigilance wing had held Murari Babu responsible for allegedly providing a false report that the gilded overlays, earmarked for restoration in 2019, contained no gold and were made of pure copper before handing them over to Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime suspect, for repair. | Photo Credit: LEJU KAMAL The Kerala High Court-appointed special investigation […]
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Earlier this month, the court had ordered registration of a case over the ‘missing’ gold, after the idols were sent to a firm in Chennai for electroplating by Unnikrishnan Potti, a businessman. | Photo Credit: LEJU KAMAL The special investigation team (SIT) probing alleged irregularities that led to reduction in the weight of gold-clad copper […]
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The Kerala Police’s special investigation team (SIT) probing the alleged misappropriation and possible replication of gold-plated religious artefacts from Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple in 2019 has reportedly expanded its investigation to Hyderabad in Telangana. Officials privy to the probe say the SIT appears to have preliminary evidence that the gold-inlaid copper overlays covering the stone carvings […]
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The TDB Vigilance report is expected to be handed over to the SIT formed as per the High Court’s directions to probe the alleged irregularities that led to reduction in the weight of gold-clad copper coverings of idols by over 4.5 kg since 2019 | Photo Credit: LEJU KAMAL A day after recording the statements […]
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Opposition legislators staging a protest in the Kerala Assembly over the gold-plating controversy at Sabarimala on Thursday (October 9, 2025) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Kerala Legislative Assembly witnessed continued uproar on the fourth consecutive day on Thursday (October 9, 2025) as the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition intensified its protests over the […]
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