Missing Ratna Bhandar keys: Srimandir admin assures treasure chest in safe hands

Puri: Hours after Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik ordered a judicial probe into the missing of Srimandir's Ratna Bhandar keys, the temple administration on Monday accepted that the keys are missing and clarified that treasure trove of the 12th-century shrine is intact.

Issuing a clarification through a press release, Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) stated the Bhitara Ratna Bhandar (inner chamber) was last opened in 1985 and after detail listing of inventory; it was sealed with locks and lac - all of which are intact.