The investigation will be led by former Superintendent of Police S Sasidharan, and overseen by Crime branch chief Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) H Venkatesh. The team will consist of three inspectors, including cyber experts.
"Today, the opposition staged a big, futile effort to create a controversy. Based on the High Court's directive, the Devaswom Vigilance is conducting an investigation. The preliminary report will be submitted to the court tomorrow (October 6)", the minister said in a press conference here
The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) Vigilance on Saturday recorded the statement of Unnikrishnan Potty, a former helper and the sponsor of gold-plating works at the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, for the second consecutive day, amid the escalating controversy over alleged "misappropriation an
Unnikrishnan Potty, who is under investigation for the alleged irregularities in the gold plating of the Dwarapalaka idols at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala, appeared before the Devaswom Board Vigilance for questioning on Sunday.
Kerala Assembly Leader of Opposition VD Satheesan on Saturday strongly condemned the alleged Sabarimala gold-plated idol theft and demanded action against those who are involved.
"The Travancore Devaswom has violated all the instructions and judgments of the High Court of Kerala. They have very purposefully taken that golden cover from the Dwarapalaka of Sabarimala. We demand that all the members and the president of the Devaswom board should resign. The case shou
Induchoodan wrote to the Director General of Police (DGP) and other police officials, urging them to register a case against Kerala Devaswom Minister VN Vasavan, who is also the Minister for Cooperation and Ports, along with Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president P S Prasanth, and othe
On the Sabarimala gold row, Sabarimala Karma Samithi Convenor SJR Kumar accused the current Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President of involvement in the unauthorised removal of gold-plated idols in September, demanding probes into board members and slamming the Kerala government for a
"The controversy over the gold plating has surfaced now. The High Court is directly looking into the matter. The state government has also decided to probe everything related to it. Investigation is being carried out under the direct supervision of the High Court", the former minister tol
The Opposition in Kerala United Democratic Front on Friday sought a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged irregularities in the gold plating of Sabarimala temple. The UDF convener Adoor Prakash said that the Ayyappa devotees have the right to know the culprits.