Synopsis: Unnikrishnan Potty remains in custody as the SIT intensifies its probe, marking what officials describe as a “significant step” in cracking the case that has raised serious questions about accountability and transparency in one of Kerala’s most revered temples.

In a major development in the Sabarimala gold missing case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) is learnt to have taken Unnikrishnan Potty, the prime accused, into custody, on Thursday, 16 October.

Potty is the key figure in the missing of gold from the Dwarapalaka sculpture and the temple’s door frame — two separate cases that have rocked the Travancore Devaswom Board.

According to OnManorama report, Potty was picked up from his residence at Pulimath near Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday afternoon and later shifted to

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