In the ongoing row over Sabarimala gold theft, two FIRs have now been filed, one for detracting of gold from the Dwarapalaka sculpture and the other from the door frame.

The FIRs have been registered at the Crime Branch headquarters, as it has to conduct a state-level investigation on the matter. Two FIRs have been registered since these incidents took place at two different times.

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The main accused in both cases is Unnikrishnan Potty and Devaswom officials may also be accused in both the cases.

The gold-plated layers of the Dwarapalaka sculptures were taken away, melted down and stolen in March 2019. The incident of stealing gold from the door frame took place in August 2019. Due to the time difference, the different officers involved in the two incidents, and the differe

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