Overview

• Kerala High Court has noted an approximately 4.5 kg shortfall in gold-clad copper plates removed in 2019 and ordered an SIT and a supervised inventory under retired Justice K. T. Sankaran.
• The Congress-led UDF said it will not cooperate with House business until Devaswom Minister V. N. Vasavan resigns, with protests for a third straight day forcing repeated disruptions.
• Street demonstrations gathered pace as BJP workers marched toward the chief minister’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram and Yuva Morcha protested in Pathanamthitta, while Youth Congress actions led to arrests in Kannur.
• KPCC announced statewide protest marches starting October 14 and called for a CBI probe under High Court oversight, citing mistrust in the state police investigation.
• At least one Travancore Devaswom Board official, B. Murari Babu, has been suspended pending inquiry as opposition leaders allege sale of artefacts and chemical stripping of gold, claims denied by the ruling side.