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Despite knowing about the theft, continuous attempts were made to suppress the news of the donation theft.
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This is proof that the Ram Mandir Trust knew well in advance that the donation theft was taking place.
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Based on the statements of all arrested accused, police recovered the stolen donation money and jewellery from the Trust's locker.
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All arrested accused confessed that the Ram Mandir Trust had detected the donation theft before the police did.
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The documents are proof that the Ram Mandir Trust had complete knowledge of the donation theft.
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Previously, after stating a reason, files moved between different offices for verification, forcing employees to wait a long time to withdraw their own money.
PF processing delays
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accurate |
70.0% |
| 2026-07-01 |
Until now, in many cases employees had to state a reason in order to withdraw their PF money.
PF withdrawal rules
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governance economy |
accurate |
90.0% |
| 2026-07-01 |
From day one the question has been whether the temple trust hired employees without background verification, and whether this too was a deliberate scheme.
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Irregularities were found in the accounting entries for jewellery received as donations.
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CCTV footage from the cash counting area was missing.
missing CCTV footage
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If an average of ₹5 lakh was stolen daily since the temple opened to devotees on 23 January 2024 — 890 days ago — then an estimated ₹44.5 crore in donations has been stolen, though this is an estimate, not a confirmed figure.
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Before the theft was exposed on 7 June, average daily donations at Ram Mandir were ₹16–18 lakh; after 7 June they rose to ₹22–24 lakh — an average increase of about ₹5 lakh per day once the theft stopped.
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The Ram Mandir Trust knew about the donation theft well in advance and yet continuously tried to suppress the news of it.
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| 2026-07-01 |
All arrested accused confessed that the Ram Mandir Trust had detected the donation theft before the police did, took the stolen money back from them, and police later recovered the stolen cash and jewellery from the trust's locker.
trust cover-up
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The arrest documents prove that the Ram Mandir Trust had full knowledge of the donation theft.
trust knowledge of theft
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communal religion |
inaccurate |
60.0% |
| 2026-07-01 |
ABP News possesses the biggest exposé yet on the Ram Mandir donation theft, including firm proof of the entire trust's complicity and written confessions of the thieves.
Ram Mandir donation theft
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communal religion |
inaccurate |
60.0% |
| 2026-07-01 |
There should be a full accounting of the offering thieves, the accused should be strictly interrogated, and no attempt should be made to shield the big fish in this case.
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From 27 May until 7 June, the temple trust maintained complete silence on the entire matter, and the big unanswered question is whose phone call made Champat Rai leave without filing the FIR.
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| 2026-06-30 |
According to ABP News sources, the offering-theft case had already come to light on 27 May, and by that same day it was known who the culprits were.
theft cover-up timeline
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New RBI rules for banks take effect from 1 July, under which a bank found mis-selling insurance, mutual funds, or other financial products must refund the customer's full money.
RBI mis-selling refund rule
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misleading |
80.0% |
| 2026-06-29 |
The Supreme Court has declined an early hearing on the offering theft case and given a date of July 13.
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Trustee Gopal Rao, questioned in the SIT investigation and whose role in the offering theft has been described as suspicious, is still seen participating in the Ram Mandir aarti and remains active in the trust.
trustee Gopal Rao
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The remand was not sought so that the accused would not name the big fish of the offering theft during interrogation; the investigation is being kept limited to eight small thieves to shield senior trust officials.
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Police arrested all eight accused late on the night of June 28, produced them in court on Friday, and did not seek remand.
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On June 5 police picked up Avinash Shukla from his home with cash recovered, but the Ram Mandir Trust filed no complaint, police registered no FIR, and he was released; now the same Avinash Shukla is accused number one in the FIR.
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