Gold pedestal missing from Sabarimala recovered from house of sponsor’s kin

The gold pedestal, which is part of the Dwarapalaka idols that went missing from Sabarimala, has been found from the house of a relative of the sponsor Unnikrishnan Potty, who filed the complaint.

The investigation conducted by the Devaswom Vigilance led to the recovery. The gold pedestal will be shifted to the strong room and the Vigilance report will be submitted to the High Court on Monday.

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There is a mystery behind the complaint filed by sponsor Unnikrishnan Potty that the pedestal is missing. The pedestal was initially kept in the house of an employee of Potty, named Vasudevan . It has been in the living room of his house since 2021.

After the Kerala High Court intervened in the alleged loss of gold from Sabarimala Dwarapalaka idols, he handed over the pedestal back to Unnikrishnan Potty. Then, Unnikrishnan Potty reportedly moved the pedestal to his sister’s house on September 13.