Kerala HC Orders Probe Into Missing 4 Kg Gold From Plates In Sanctum Of Sabarimala Temple

A bench of justices Raja Vijayaraghavan V and K V Jayakumar noted that according to the records regarding the gold-cladded copper plates of the idols, when they were removed in 2019 for fresh gold-plating, they weighed 42.8 kilograms.

However, when they were produced before the company entrusted to carry out the gold-plating, their weight was 38.258 kg, the court noted.

It also noted that the plates were presented before the company more than a month and nine days after they were removed from the temple by the sponsor.