The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) vigilance team has submitted its final report to the court in the investigation over missing gold from the guardian statues at Sabarimala temple.

The report states that Unnikrishnan Potty, a Bangalore businessman who sponsored the gold plating work, has no permanent source of income.

During the investigation, Potty’s income tax returns from 2017 to 2025 were examined. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed under the Kerala High Court’s direction, noted that in 2025-26, ₹10.85 lakh was deposited in Potty’s bank account from Kamakshi Enterprises, registered under social or community service.

Multiple donations made to the temple in past years

The probe revealed that the sanctum sanctorum door repair and gold plating work attributed to Potty was a

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