KOCHI: The next phase of the SIT investigation into the Sabarimala gold theft will reach the 2025 irregularities and the governing body. Evidence has been found that implicates the outgoing Devaswom President PS Prashanth and the current Thiruvabharanam Commissioner R Rejilal. The secret move in the Travancore Devaswom Board to hand over this year's maintenance to the first accused Unnikrishnan Potty was to cover up the 2019 gold theft. The High Court has directed that an investigation be conducted into the conspiracy involved and that it should reach the top.

The Dwarapalaka sculptures and pedestals, which were gold-plated in 2019 with a 40-year warranty, soon showed signs of copper. In 2024, a move was made to hand over the maintenance works to Potty again. An order signed by the presid

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