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A Padmakumar, the former president of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), has been arrested by the special investigation team (SIT) probing the theft of gold-plated copper panels from the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple. The arrest was recorded in Thiruvananthapuram at around 3 pm on Thursday, November 20, after Padmakumar was brought in for .

According to , the SIT believes Padmakumar conspired with the main accused, a priest-turned-businessman named Unnikrishnan Potti. It has also reportedly received indications of a financial transaction between the two. Other accused persons previously arrested in the case have reportedly provided statements against Padmakumar. This includes allegations that key instructions for the alleged gold

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