Daijiworld Media Network - Kerala

Kerala, Oct 17: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Kerala High Court to investigate the Sabarimala gold theft has made its first arrest. Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime accused, was taken into custody early Friday after hours of questioning by the SIT team led by SP Bijoy.

Potti underwent a medical examination at Thiruvananthapuram General Hospital and will be presented before the Ranni Court by noon tomorrow. He will remain in SIT custody until his court appearance.

The arrest marks a significant breakthrough in the theft of 475 grams of gold (around 56 sovereigns) from the dwarapalaka sculptures and kattilappadi of the Sreekovil at Sabarimala. Investigations revealed that only three grams of gold were actually used for plating, while

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