Overview

• Police say Bengaluru-based Unnikrishnan Potty was taken from his Pulimath residence near Thiruvananthapuram and is being questioned after being taken into custody.
• The Special Investigation Team began formally recording statements of witnesses and accused persons under the court-directed timeline.
• Investigators obtained Travancore Devaswom Board records on the 2019 transfer for electroplating and gathered information from Smart Creations in Chennai.
• Devaswom Vigilance findings state 42.8 kg of material was handed over, only 394.9 grams was reapplied as plating, and about 4.54 kg is reportedly unaccounted for.
• The probe covers alleged losses from the Dwarapalaka coverings and the Sreekovil door frames, and officials say the Dwarapalaka plating is scheduled to be reinstalled on Friday without disrupting darshan.