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In a decisive breakthrough in the Sabarimala probe, the Special Investigation Team (SIT), on Thursday, October 16, arrested priest-turned-businessman Unnikrishnan Potti, the prime accused in two cases linked to the alleged misappropriation of gold from the sacred artefacts of the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple.

Potti was taken into custody from his residence near Kilimanoor on Thursday morning and subjected to over 11 hours of interrogation by a team led by Crime Branch SP Bijoy P. He was subsequently questioned by Kerala Police Academy (KEPA) Director S Sasidharan under the supervision of ADGP (Law and Order) H Venkatesh. Potti’s formal arrest was recorded late in the night after a detailed medical examination at the Thiruvananthapur

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