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Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय और 8 चढ़ावा चोरों का 'कनेक्शन'!
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No copy of Champat Rai's resignation has surfaced, and the Ram Mandir Trust has not yet accepted his resignation.
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| 2026-06-29 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय और 8 चढ़ावा चोरों का 'कनेक्शन'!
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The anchor suggests a plan may be underway to honourably exonerate Champat Rai in the donation theft, with the Ram Mandir Trust, SIT and police all colluding.
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| 2026-06-29 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय और 8 चढ़ावा चोरों का 'कनेक्शन'!
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Champat Rai has resigned over the Ram Mandir donation theft but still remains in the Trust, while the eight accused thieves have been sent to jail.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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A video has emerged of arrested accused Anukalp Mishra hosting a Bhagwat Katha in his village on which he spent lakhs of rupees, with Champat Rai Bansal present on the stage.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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According to sources, a big name associated with the trust has not yet been given a clean chit and his role is being deeply investigated; the SIT is also probing the control-room in-charge, security personnel, PAC and related policemen.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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The investigation found extensive attempts to delete evidence of the donation theft and dispose of the money; the accused wiped WhatsApp chats and other data from their mobile phones, and some phones were formatted.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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More than 30 people from Tinnu Yadav's network are on the radar of the police and the SIT.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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According to sources, the SIT probe found a massive rise in several suspects' financial worth — 50-fold for some and up to 100-fold for others — with suspicious assets like land and hotels under scrutiny.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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UP Police today raided the premises of all eight accused in Ayodhya, recorded statements of their family members, and recovered jewellery and documents from the house of Ramshankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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This straightforwardly means Champat Rai Bansal tried to cover up the donation theft, hide it, and prevent the truth from coming out.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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The UP government formed an SIT on 13 June; it submitted a preliminary report on 23 June; an FIR naming eight accused plus unknown persons was registered on 25 June; the eight named accused were arrested the same day and sent to jail on 26 June.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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Despite cash being recovered on 5 June, neither Champat Rai nor the trust filed any complaint, and although the police knew of the matter, they took no legal action on the 5 June recovery.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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As per the claim, on 5 June trust members and police went to Avinash Shukla's premises on Champat Rai's instructions, recovered cash from his house, and the police took Shukla away.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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A 24-second CCTV video dated 5 June shows a white car and four people, including accused Avinash Shukla in an orange shirt, two policemen, and a fourth man carrying a black bag.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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The donation-theft case first came to light on 7 June, and ABP News' Janhit was the first to show the country the news of theft of offerings at the Ram Mandir.
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| 2026-06-28 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Ayodhya | Janhit: ट्रस्ट ने छिपाया चोरी का सच? काले बैग का अनसुलझा रहस्य!
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Trust functionary Champat Rai knew everything about the theft from Ram Mandir donation boxes; major evidence of this surfaced today, and despite resigning as general secretary and not being named in the FIR, it will be hard for him to escape.
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| 2026-06-27 |
Ram Mandir Theft | Ayodhya | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय 'अग्निपरीक्षा' से डर रहे हैं?
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Champat Rai's resignation should be accepted immediately so that a transparent investigation can take place and devotees' trust is maintained.
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| 2026-06-27 |
Ram Mandir Theft | Ayodhya | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय 'अग्निपरीक्षा' से डर रहे हैं?
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Hidden cameras installed in the cash-counting room recorded staff stuffing extra notes into each bundle and removing them before bank deposit, which is how the theft was caught.
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| 2026-06-27 |
Ram Mandir Theft | Ayodhya | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय 'अग्निपरीक्षा' से डर रहे हैं?
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Per sources, suspicion of the offering theft first arose in May when Trust officials repeatedly noticed discrepancies between donation-box collections and bank deposits, especially manipulation of Rs 500 note bundles.
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| 2026-06-27 |
Ram Mandir Theft | Ayodhya | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय 'अग्निपरीक्षा' से डर रहे हैं?
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According to sources, the Trust may be restructured after Champat Rai's resignation, with a new team under president Mahant Nritya Gopal Das and the appointment of a CEO.
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| 2026-06-27 |
Ram Mandir Theft | Ayodhya | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय 'अग्निपरीक्षा' से डर रहे हैं?
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Baba Bageshwar reacted to the offering theft by likening Champat Rai to Ravana without naming him.
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| 2026-06-27 |
Ram Mandir Theft | Ayodhya | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय 'अग्निपरीक्षा' से डर रहे हैं?
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It appears that by resigning, Champat Rai has washed his hands of the offering-theft matter rather than taking responsibility.
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| 2026-06-27 |
Ram Mandir Theft | Ayodhya | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय 'अग्निपरीक्षा' से डर रहे हैं?
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The Trust has claimed that all silver bricks and ornaments donated by devotees are safe and fully accounted for, implying no theft of ornaments occurred.
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| 2026-06-27 |
Ram Mandir Theft | Ayodhya | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय 'अग्निपरीक्षा' से डर रहे हैं?
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The Trust's meeting is reportedly scheduled for July 11, about two weeks away, meaning Champat Rai may remain in his post until then despite resigning.
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| 2026-06-27 |
Ram Mandir Theft | Ayodhya | Champat Rai | Janhit: चंपत राय 'अग्निपरीक्षा' से डर रहे हैं?
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The Trust issued a press release saying resignation letters have been received from Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, and the Trust will consider them at its upcoming meeting.
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