Kochi: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) took into custody suspended Sabarimala Administrative Officer Murari Babu in connection with the gold robbery from Sabarimala temple in Kerala.
Murari, who is an accused in the robbery case, is the first official being arrested in the case.
Murari was the official who first entered in the temple records that the gold articles in the sanctum were not gold coated and that they were copper.
Murari had said that it was on the basis of the temple priest he had made the statement.
There are three FIRs filed in the case as per the direction of Kerala High Court Devaswom bench which had constituted the SIT after getting reports of gold robbery.
The SIT had arrested one Unnikrishnan Potti who conspired in the robbery.
SIT detains Murari Babu
