India, Oct. 17 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the disappearance of gold from Kerala's Sabarimala temple has arrested the prime accused, Unnikrishnan Potty, officials confirmed on Friday.

Potty, a Bengaluru-based businessman, was taken into custody from his residence in Pulimath near Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday and was interrogated at the Crime Branch office before his arrest was officially recorded. Following the interrogation, he underwent a medical examination at a government hospital and was later shifted to Pathanamthitta.

According to police sources, Potty will be produced before a court in Ranni, Pathanamthitta, and the SIT will seek his custody for further interrogation.

The investigation, ordered by the Kera...