THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The remand report of N Vasu in the Sabarimala gold theft case is a setback for former devaswom board president A Padma Kumar. The report says gold was registered as copper with the knowledge of the devaswom board. Vasu deliberately omitted the mention of gold plating. The remand report clarifies the role of the board.

The investigation team's report also says that Vasu's role is clear from the statements of devaswom board officials and the arrested Unnikrishnan Potty. Vasu knew that the door frame was gold plated. Still, he conspired to turn the gold into copper. The remand report states that the commissioner deliberately omitted the mention of gold plating and the devaswom board took the decision based on this document.

Meantime, former devaswom board president A Pad

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