The Kerala High Court-appointed special investigation team (SIT) probing the misappropriation of gold-plated panels from the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple is reportedly weighing the potential use of portable electronic metal testers to quantify the amount of gold in the original gilded moulds donated by industrialist Vijay Mallya to cover the iconic shrine’s stone carvings, sloping roof and sculptures in 1998.
Officials said such devices, which use X-ray-based technology for on-t
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