Archive · 17 Jan 2026
Arrested TDB member shifted to medical college
A man named K P Sankara Das, who used to work for the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), was arrested for a case about missing gold from a temple.
He was first taken to a private hospital, but then moved to a government medical college.
This happened because of the legal cases against him.
His son is a high-ranking police officer.
The cases are about gold that went missing from the temple's idols and door frames.
K P Sankara Das, a former TDB member, was arrested in the Sabarimala gold loss cases.
He was shifted from a private hospital to the government medical college in Trivandrum.
The shift was in accordance with his remand in two cases related to alleged gold loss.
His son is a senior IPS officer.
The cases involve the alleged loss of gold from Dwarapalaka idols and Sreekovil door frames.
- Who
- K P Sankara Das, former TDB member
- What
- Shifted to Trivandrum Medical College
- When
- January 17
- Where
- Trivandrum, Kerala
- Why
- In accordance with his remand in the Sabarimala gold loss cases
- Person Involved
- K P Sankara Das
- Position
- Former TDB member
- Location Shifted To
- Trivandrum Medical College
- Location Shifted From
- Private Hospital
- Case Related To
- Sabarimala gold loss cases
- Date of Shift
- January 17
- Remand Cases
- Two cases related to alleged gold loss from Dwarapalaka idols and Sreekovil door frames
- Son's Position
- Senior IPS officer