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- The Kollam Vigilance court granted bail to former Travancore Devaswom Board president P.S.
- Prasanth in the Sabarimala gold loss case, citing his medical condition.
- He had been arrested on July 23 by the Special Investigation Team as the 17th accused in the alleged theft of gold from the Dwarapalaka sculpture panels at the Lord Ayyappa temple.
- Prasanth suffered a brain haemorrhage and was shifted to a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram, and an earlier bail plea had been dismissed before a fresh petition with medical records led to bail.
- The SIT alleges the board, under Prasanth, entrusted gold-plating work to a firm without the technology to recover existing gold, allegedly to conceal gold loss from 2019 maintenance work.
What to watch next
- Conditions or restrictions attached to the bail and whether his medical treatment proceeds as claimed
- Progress of the SIT case against co-accused, including board members Ajikumar and G Sundaresan
- Findings on the alleged concealment of gold loss from the 2019 maintenance work
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Named India · Sabarimala temple · Smart Creations · Travancore Devaswom Board · Ajikumar · G. Sundaresan · Kollam Vigilance Court · P.S. Prasanth · Rejilal · Special Investigation Team
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