PATHANAMTHITTA/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: It has been reported that the gold-plated door frames of the Sabarimala shrine were also moved out by marking them as copper. With this, suspicions have been strengthened that kanikka worth crores, including gold offered by devotees, were looted.

The Devaswom Mahasar, which was prepared after March 11, 2019, had the door frames marked as copper and sent to Unnikrishnan Potty for gold plating again. This was revealed by B Murari Babu, the former administrative officer of Sabarimala, who was suspended by the Devaswom Board in the gold plating controversy. Murari Babu, who is now the deputy commissioner of Haripad Devaswom, was suspended for marking that the gold-plated Dwarapalakas sculptures were made of copper.

Unnikrishnan Potty was the one who made ne

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