Kochi/Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday ordered the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to examine the Sabarimala gold-plating controversy, mandating that the investigation report be submitted within a month and emphasising that it should not be made public.

The SIT will be led by ADGP H. Venkatesh and will comprise five members, signalling the judiciary’s direct intervention in the growing temple row.

The High Court directive came after it went through the report of the Devasom Vigilance, which pointed out that there is an alarming discrepancy in the quantity of gold.

The controversy sparked a stormy session in the Kerala Assembly on Monday, as the Congress-led Opposition protested over the alleged disappearance of gold plates used in the Saba

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