| 2026-07-02 |
Accused Lavkush Mishra had hidden ₹12 lakh under cow dung, and the brother-in-law duo Lavkush and Anukalp Mishra allegedly stole offerings heavily, built lavish houses and bought land in several places.
accused lavish assets
|
crime |
accurate |
90.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
ABP News has learnt that Champat Rai told close aides that Tinnu Yadav betrayed him and that he will not leave Ayodhya carrying the stigma of the offerings theft.
Champat Rai reaction
|
crime |
accurate |
85.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
According to sources, the SIT has questioned treasurer Govind Dev Giri, including about missing CCTV footage in the cash counting area and financial lapses found in internal audit.
SIT treasurer questioning
|
crime |
unverifiable |
55.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
Trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri bears even greater responsibility than Champat Rai for the offerings theft, yet his role has not been investigated so far.
treasurer accountability
|
crime |
not checked |
— |
| 2026-07-02 |
The accused claim Anil Mishra made the most recruitments at Ram Mandir; he has faced allegations of taking commissions for temple trust jobs, which the SIT is also investigating.
recruitment commission allegations
|
crime |
accurate |
90.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
According to sources, jailed accused told police that trustee Anil Mishra ran the operation like a syndicate of roughly 100 people, controlling the counting and monitoring of offerings.
Anil Mishra syndicate
|
crime |
accurate |
70.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
Police had to release Avinash Shukla because Champat Rai refused to register an FIR, and on 7 June Champat Rai issued a statement that no offerings theft had occurred at the temple.
Champat Rai FIR refusal
|
crime |
accurate |
70.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
Of the roughly ₹79 lakh of stolen offerings recovered, ₹20 lakh came from Avinash Shukla alone, and on 5 June police detained him first in the theft case.
recovery from Avinash
|
crime |
inaccurate |
80.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
A donation box labelled 'Ram Rajya Kosh' with a QR code was found at a yoga centre inside the Ram Mandir complex, where accused Avinash Shukla lived with his brother Abhishek Shukla.
fake donation box
|
crime |
misleading |
70.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
₹14,25,000 of stolen offerings was recovered from accused Lavkush Mishra and ₹7,32,170 from accused Ramashankar Mishra.
stolen cash recovery
|
crime |
accurate |
90.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
Accused Anukalp Mishra also admitted to theft and embezzlement during counting; ₹16,08,240 was recovered at his instance.
Anukalp Mishra confession
|
crime |
accurate |
85.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
From accused Avinash Shukla, police recovered ₹39,220 cash, 10,121 US dollars, about 160 grams of silver-like metal, an approximately 8-gram gold-like chain, and a roughly 3.5-gram yellow-metal ring.
recovery from Avinash
|
crime |
inaccurate |
90.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
Accused Avinash Shukla admitted in his arrest papers that theft and embezzlement took place during the counting of offerings at the temple trust.
accused confession
|
crime |
accurate |
85.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
The Ayodhya Development Authority has become active, has prepared to run a bulldozer on accused Lavkush Mishra's house, and a notice has been delivered to his home seeking property documents and building plans.
bulldozer action
|
crime |
accurate |
90.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
The Faizabad Bar Association has filed a written complaint at the Ram Janmabhoomi police station in the donation theft case, demanding an FIR against Champat Rai, Gopal Rao, and Anil Mishra.
FIR demand
|
crime |
accurate |
93.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, successor to the ailing Trust president, has said 'all of them are dishonest — whom all should we name?'
insider corruption allegation
|
communal religion |
accurate |
70.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
Swami Govind Devgiri, a trustee and the Trust's treasurer, has already been questioned by the SIT and faces serious allegations of involvement in the donation theft.
trustee under investigation
|
communal religion |
inaccurate |
70.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
It is being reported that expired items, after being affixed with new expiry-date stickers, were being supplied even to foreign countries.
expired food exports
|
crime |
accurate |
75.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
The expiry dates on these products were being erased with thinner and new labels were being applied.
label tampering method
|
crime |
accurate |
85.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
A National Human Rights Commission team, together with Delhi Police, conducted a raid which found large quantities of branded food products whose old expiry dates had been removed and replaced with new-date labels.
NHRC police raid
|
crime |
misleading |
70.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
A racket changing the expiry dates of food products has been uncovered at a factory in Okhla, Delhi.
expiry date fraud
|
crime |
accurate |
92.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
According to sources, Siya confessed to police that killing Ketan was easier than breaking off the engagement, because cancelling the wedding planned for November would have upset her family.
Ketan murder confession
|
crime |
accurate |
75.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
The Ayodhya Development Authority has become active, has prepared to bulldoze accused Lavkush Mishra's house, and has served a notice at his home.
bulldozer action
|
communal religion |
accurate |
80.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
The Faizabad Bar Association has filed a written complaint at the Ram Janmabhoomi police station in the donation theft case, demanding an FIR be registered against Champat Rai, Gopal Rao, and Anil Mishra.
FIR demand
|
communal religion |
accurate |
92.0% |
| 2026-07-02 |
Swami Govind Dev Giri, the Trust's treasurer who will participate in the voting, has already been questioned by the SIT and faces serious allegations of involvement in the donation theft.
treasurer allegations
|
communal religion |
misleading |
70.0% |