THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Travancore Devaswom Board has suspended Assistant Engineer K. Sunil Kumar, who is listed as an accused in the Sabarimala gold scam. The action was taken over irregularities in records — when the gold plates were handed over to Unnikrishnan Potty, they were falsely recorded as copper sheets.

The board meeting held on Tuesday decided to seek an explanation from seven retired officials who are also accused in the case. They must submit their explanations within ten days. If the explanations are found unsatisfactory, the board may withhold part or all of their pensions, either temporarily or permanently, under KSR (Kerala Service Rules). The board may also recover the financial loss from them.

Earlier, former Administrative Officer Murari Babu had also been suspended

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