The next round of arguments in the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple theft case will be held in the Supreme Court on Monday, The New Indian Express reported. A bench led by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar is scheduled to hear the case.

Eight diamonds, which were part of the tilak of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy idol in the temple in Thiruvananthapuram, were reported missing in August 2015. An FIR was registered in the case in August 2016. The matter is being investigated by the crime branch.

The alleged theft was discovered when the temple treasurer checked the valuables, reported The Hindu. The diamonds were kept in cellars near the sanctum sanctorum.

Gopal Subramanium, the amicus curiae in the case, submitted a report before the apex court on the status of various infrastructure works of the temple. Subramanium told the bench that the gems were used in daily rituals, and that though the stones were valued at over Rs 21 lakh, they were worth much more owing to their antiquity.

The top court will take stock of security arrangements, maintenance and restoration works in the temple, on the basis of Subramanium’s report.