Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Monday permitted the SIT probing the alleged Sabarimala gold loss to register a fresh criminal case after it reported that evidence had emerged against former TDB president P S Prashanth in connection with the 2025 replating of the temple's Dwarapalaka (guardian deity) idols.
A division bench comprising Justice Raja Vijayaraghavan V and Justice K V Jayakumar said the Special Investigation Team could either register a fresh case relating to the 2025 replating of the idols or incorporate its findings into the ongoing investigation into the alleged loss of gold during the 2019 replating.