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Thiruvananthapuram: As central investigation agencies set to take up the gold missing case in Sabarimala, the vigilance wing of the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has launched a probe into an alleged irregularity detected in the distribution of ghee offerings at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple.
As per initial reports, as many as 16,000 packets of ghee, worth Rs 16 lakh, entrusted to the distribution counter are reportedly missing, prompting the TDB vigilance wing to launch an investigation. Sabarimala executive officer O G Biju said that the vigilance team was entrusted with the probe as soon as information about the missing ghee packets was received.
The alleged irregularity emerged during a vigilance inspection of records, which showed that the amount corresponding to the packets received had not been remitted to the TDB account.
The ghee (Adiya Shishtam Ney) is purchased by pilgrims who are unable to perform Neyyabhishekam. The ghee is sold in 100-ml packets priced at Rs 100 each.
Court rejects bail plea of Padmakumar
The Kollam vigilance court has rejected the bail plea of A Padmakumar, the former Devaswom president in the gold missing scandal from Sabarimala over a period of time.
The new development comes 2 days after the SIT has submitted a detailed report in the Kerala high court on the status of the ongoing probe in the matter. Padmakumar is the former CPM district secretary from Pathanamthitta and a senior leader of CPI(M).
