Sabarimala ghee scam widens as Vigilance finds involvement of TDB employees

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An investigation into a ghee theft and sales scam connected to Sabarimala has widened to include employees of the Travancore Devaswom Board. Investigators say the prime accused distributed ₹20 lakh among board employees and received ₹50 lakh from selling 11,000 kg of stolen Milma ghee to two companies in Tamil Nadu.

Investigation finds that Binu, the prime accused, distributed ₹20 lakh among Devaswom employees as their share. Binu received ₹50 lakh from the sale of 11,000 kg of Milma ghee stolen from Sabarimala to two companies in Tamil Nadu, finds the probe