vijayawada the trust board of sri durga malleswara swamy varla devasthanams finally responded on the case of missing silk saree that was donated by devotees with trust board chairman y gouranga babu suspending accused board member kodela surya latha on tuesday the 18000worth saree went missing from the maha mandapam on sunday kicking up a huge controversy at the temple and leading to calls for better security at the temple which was recently in news after a girl was kidnapped from the premises around 200 women of the lalitha parayana brindham in undavalli staged a protest at the temple after the saree went missing the women accused surya latha of taking the saree from the temple prieststhe devotees had lodged a written complaint with executive officer eo padma requesting her to probe into the matter initially the trust board members and the temple management denied the allegations and were reportedly hesitant to hand over the cctv footagewhen officials of the endowments department verified the cctv footage it showed surya latha taking the saree from a person inside the kumkumarchana hallsurya latha when questioned by the trust board chairman admitted to accepting a saree that was gifted to her and added that it was not the saree that was donated by members of the lalitha parayana brindhamafter the state government took note of the issue trust board chairman gouranga babu suspended surya lathawe are taking the allegations made by devotees very seriously and will not tolerate anyone who defames the sanctity of the temple surya latha has refused to accept the suspension and has demanded a board meeting where she can give her version however i have rejected her demand gouranga babu said