Daijiworld Media Network
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 3: After opening six cellers of one chamber at Lord Padmanabha Swamy Temple here, sources close to the temple disclosed that there was another chamber yet to be opened, which meant more wealth in store.
In the first chamber, gold ornaments and other jewelleries worth over Rs 1,00,000 crore were discovered.
On Sunday, the state government deployed tight security at the premises.
Speaking to reporters, police commissioner Manoj Abraham said that he has deployed special armed police force at the location. It is a temporary security arrangement, and there are plans to install a permanent security system at the temple.
Police fear that the huge quantity of jewellery and other articles found in the secret chamber may be misused. The audit was conducted in the presence of Supreme Court-appointed observers.
Police are planning to close multiple entry and exit points to the temple and install metal detectors. Even temple priests are under surveillance.
Devotees at the temple expressed anxiety over the possibility of someone misusing the huge wealth. Some of the devotees have already written to the government to preserve the articles found during auditing.
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