The Kerala High Court, which has initiated suo motu proceedings into the Sabarimala “missing gold” scandal, has now expressed concerns regarding the “distinct and grave possibility” that the original gold cladding on the Dwarapalaka idols in the temple was sold and the proceeds misappropriated.

The court noted that Unnikrishnan Potty, who in 2019 sponsored a gold-plating of the already gold-cladded Dwarapalaka idols, had expressed his desire to use a “balance of gold” that he had in his possession after the 2019 gold-plating for the purposes of a wedding.

A Division Bench, which ordered the registration of a crime and investigation led by ADGP (Crime) into the matter, said, “There also appears to be a distinct and grave possibility that the original gold-cladded Dwarapalakas were dispose

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