Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Former TDB Chief Hospitalised After Brain Haemorrhage in Gold Case
P S Prasanth is a former leader of the Travancore Devaswom Board.
He is in jail because investigators say he was involved in a case about missing gold at Sabarimala temple.
He became seriously ill after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
Officials moved him to a hospital in Thiruvananthapuram.
They said his condition is stable.
He will stay in the hospital until he recovers.
Prasanth remains in judicial custody while the investigation continues.
The investigation team will inform the court about his medical condition.
Former Travancore Devaswom Board president P S Prasanth was moved from jail to hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
Prasanth, the 17th accused, is being investigated in the Sabarimala temple gold-loss case.
Officials said he was shifted to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital on Tuesday night and is in stable condition.
The Special Investigation Team arrested him on July 23 over approval for gold artefacts to be sent to a Chennai firm for replating in 2025.
The Vigilance Court dismissed his bail petition on August 22, and the SIT will report his hospitalisation to the Kollam Vigilance Court.
- Who
- P S Prasanth, former president of the Travancore Devaswom Board and the 17th accused in the case.
- What
- He was shifted from jail to hospital after suffering a brain haemorrhage.
- When
- He was moved on Tuesday night; officials reported the development on Thursday. He was arrested on July 23, and his bail petition was dismissed on August 22.
- Where
- He was transferred from Thiruvananthapuram District Jail to Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital.
- Why
- Officials said he was hospitalised because of the brain haemorrhage; the case concerns the alleged loss of gold from Sabarimala’s Dwarapalaka idols.
- Accused
- P S Prasanth, identified as the 17th accused
- Case
- Loss of gold from the Dwarapalaka idols at Sabarimala temple
- Hospital
- Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital
- Health condition
- Stable, according to Special Investigation Team officials
- Arrest date
- July 23
- Bail status
- The Vigilance Court dismissed his bail petition on August 22
- Judicial status
- He remains in judicial custody while receiving hospital treatment