Kochi, Sep 29 (PTI) The Kerala High Court on Monday found the lapses in handling valuables at the Sabarimala temple as “serious” and suggested a comprehensive inspection of the strong room led by a retired district judge.

A bench of Justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and K V Jayakumar ordered the inquiry after the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Vigilance Officer filed a report on Monday regarding the reduced weight of the gold-clad copper plates of the Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols at the hill shrine.

The gold-clad copper plates of the idols, when removed in 2019 for fresh gold plating, weighed 42.8 kilograms.

However, when they were produced before the company entrusted to carry out the gold-plating, their weight was 38.258 kg, The bench, which hears Devaswom-related cases, had earli

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