SIT finds 12 missing diamonds at Padmanabha Swamy Temple

The precious stones form part of the ornaments adorning the idol of Lord Sree Padmanabha, the principal deity who is on a reclining position at the centuries-old temple. As per primary assessment, it was not a case of theft and was assumed that the stones had accidentally fallen off from the ornaments, the investigator added.

According to a senior Crime Branch officer, the recovered gems were part of 26 diamonds, reported missing from the temple years ago. “Besides these diamonds, the investigation team stumbled up on some other valuables also during the inspection as part of the probe,” the officer told the media.

The recovered diamonds are worth crores of rupees but their exact value is yet to be calculated, the officer said, adding probe is on and the rest of the missing gems could also be recovered soon.