Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 16: A report submitted to the Supreme Court shows that 769 gold pots, valued approximately at Rs 186 crore, are missing from Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
A report submitted by former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai said the disappearance of the gold pots weighing 776 kg from the vast treasures found in the vaults of the Kerala temple needed a “detailed probe”, reported The Hindu.
The apex court had asked Rai in October 2015 to submit the audit report.
A bench led by Chief Justice of India TS Thakur will shortly hear Rai.
As per the report, gold worth Rs 186 crore in the form of 769 gold pots is not traceable. It added that 30 percent of the gold sent for melting and purification was lost.
“Gold worth Rs 2.50 crore was lost because of change in ratio adopted for purification. Moreover, the residual quantity of gold was not recovered from the contractor which lead to a loss of Rs 59 lakhs,” The New Indian Express quoted sources as saying.
“There was a lack of transparency in Kanikka counting. Gold and silver worth Rs 14.18 lakh had not been entered in the Nadavarav register, which is illegal,” as per the report.
“Silver bar with the value of Rs 14 lakh was found to be missing,” the report added.
Rai has suggested changes in the temple's security arrangements. “Priceless items in the temple should be housed in a modern museum and security installments need to be altered a bit.”
He has also suggested the appointment of a new committee led by a retired All India Service Officer.
The kidnapped schoolboy was rescued by the police and reunited with his parents. Son of a gift shop owner from Basavanagudi area in Bengaluru, Chirag has reportedly told police that decided to make some quick money to spend on cricket betting and gambling after learning kidnap tricks from the ‘Crime Patrol’. According to police, Chirag reached a private school around 3pm on Tuesday on a Bounce rental bike and zeroed in on a fourth standard student who was walking out of school. He told the boy he was his father's friend and that he required help to search for a relative who had gone missing. The boy believed Chirag and rode pillion on the bike. Chirag then engaged the boy in conversation and learnt about his father's business and got his mobile phone number. He then made a call to the boy's father, demanded Rs 5 lakh and warned him against approaching cops. However, the boy's father alerted Cottonpet police and special teams were formed to crack the case. While Cottonpet inspector Venkatesh TC's squad verified CCTV footage in and around the school, Chamarajpet inspector BG Kumaraswamy's team started tracking the suspect's mobile phone movements. An hour later, the suspect's location was traced to a hotel on the Lavelle Road-St Mark's Road stretch. Police rushed there, rescued the boy and arrested Chirag.
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That is why they don't allow anyone to interfere into this temple's assets....even when govt tried...all looters.....take it out and distribute to the poor.....
When god allowed them to take it away, it is for them to enjoy that gold, god is not in need of gold anyway.
What is the purpose of keeping large amount of Gold inside the temple... Y cant it be used in the society and to the poor people of that area?
God doesnt want Gold but he like acts of charity. So give the Gold to the poor rather than keeping in the locker. use it for the welfare of the society... It would helpful in the society ...
god give them peace of mind,
ohh god no crime here. robber looted prasada.
not only this all about 90% of the wealth already looted this is looting of remaining 10% simply this temple authority fooling people to make money,. but people will never understand.
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