India, Oct. 17 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Kerala High Court on Friday arrested Unnikrishnan Potti, a Bengaluru-based businessman and the main accused in the Sabarimala gold theft case, after questioning him for several hours. Potti will remain in SIT custody until he is produced in court later in the day.

His arrest is related to the theft of gold plating from the sanctum's wooden panels and the Dwarapalaka (door guardian) sculptures at Sabarimala temple. The arrest took place on the fifth day of the court-supervised SIT investigation.

The SIT is currently probing two cases: one involving the missing gold from the Dwarapalaka idols and the other concerning the loss of gold from the Sreekovil door frames. It...