Contractor Arrested for Allegedly Diverting 11,000 Litres of Sabarimala Ghee
The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested transport contractor S S Binu for allegedly diverting 11,000 litres of Milma ghee meant for the Sabarimala temple, replacing it with a cheaper product. The diversion caused an estimated loss of Rs 2.5 crore to the Travancore Devaswom Board. The ghee was procured to prepare Aravana payasam, a prasadam sweet. The case follows a Kerala High Court directive to investigate procurement and quality irregularities. Binu is suspected of using forged documents to divert the ghee to Tamil Nadu firms.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is negative (34/100). Lens Score 54/100.
Outlets measured: thetribune, indiatoday. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (32–35/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indiatoday broke this story on 24 Oct, 03:55 am. Other outlets followed.
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