Amid ongoing investigation over gold misappropriation at Sabarimala Temple in Kerala, BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar Wednesday alleged that “loot” is happening in Guruvayur temple too.

Demanding probe by a central agency, Chandrasekhar said: “Not only Sabarimala , loot is happening in Gurvayoor too. I have sent a request for probe by a central agency.”

The Sabarimala gold theft case pertains to allegations of “missing” gold from the Dwarapalaka idols and door frames at the temple’s sanctum sanctorum.

A report from the temple vigilance and chief security officer found that Unnikrishnan Potty, who had sponsored gold-plating of temple items, failed to return 474.9 grams of gold to the TDB after gold-plating the idols and door frames in 2019.

An Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is

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