Kerala Forms SIT for Sabarimala Temple Gold Irregularity Investigation

Kerala government has set up a Special Investigation Team (SIT) following Kerala High Court's directive to investigate alleged discrepancies in the weight of gold-clad copper plates on Sabarimala temple’s Dwarapalaka idols. The SIT will be led by ADGP H Venkatesh and will probe all aspects surrounding the suspected irregularities.

In compliance with the Kerala High Court’s recent directive, the Kerala government has established a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to scrutinize alleged irregularities associated with the diminished weight of gold-clad copper plates on Sabarimala temple's Dwarapalaka idols.

The newly formed SIT will be helmed by H Venkatesh, the Additional Director General of Police (Crime Branch and Law and Order), to delve into the circumstances surrounding the removal of the gold covering of the idols flanking the Sreekovil.

The team, comprising officers like S Sasidharan of KEPA, Thrissur, alongside inspectors Aneesh and Biju Radhakrishnan, is set to follow through on the High Court's directives. This probe follows preliminary investigations ordered after an electroplating process reduced the idols' weight, raising concerns over potential malpractice.