Kochi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Sabarimala gold plating theft case on Thursday night recorded the arrest of K.S. Byju, a former employee of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), marking the fourth arrest in the case.

The move adds a crucial link to the ongoing probe into the disappearance of gold used in plating parts of the Sabarimala temple in 2019.

Byju, who is the seventh accused in the case, was the responsible official then and had served as the custodian of the gold plates sent for re-plating work to the private firm Smart Creations in Chennai.

It has now been found that he was on leave on the day the gold plates were taken from the temple to Chennai, a development that has raised questions about procedural safeguards and oversight at that stage.

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