Thiruvananthapuram: In connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case, former Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) President P S Prasanth has been taken into custody by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

He becomes the third Devaswom Board president to be detained by the police. Police took Prasanth into custody from his residence in Thiruvananthapuram.

Further details are awaited.