Former TDB Chief’s Arrest Shows Sabarimala Gold Theft Continued Till 2025: Minister

KOTTAYAM (Kerala): Kerala Devaswom and Health Minister K. Muraleedharan said on Saturday that the arrest of P.S. Prasanth, former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) president in the Sabarimala gold loss case indicated that the alleged theft of temple gold had continued till 2025.

Prasanth and former TDB member A. Ajikumar, both appointed during the previous LDF government, were recently arrested by the Special Investigation Team probing the alleged loss of gold from artefacts at the Sabarimala temple.

According to investigators, Prasanth was arrested for allegedly sending the gold covering of a Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idol for electroplating again in September 2025, a key development in the ongoing probe into the alleged misappropriation of temple gold.