Overview

• The Home Department constituted the Special Investigation Team on Thursday in compliance with a Kerala High Court directive.
• ADGP H. Venkatesh will head the probe into the reduced weight of the gold-clad copper plates on the guardian deity statues.
• The team has been instructed to follow all guidelines issued by the High Court for the investigation.
• S. Sasidharan will conduct the inquiry under the ADGP’s supervision, with officers Aneesh, Biju Radhakrishnan and Sunil Kumar named to the team.
• A prior preliminary probe examined the 2019 off-site electroplating by Chennai-based Smart Creations, which was sponsored by businessman Unnikrishnan Potty.