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Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरी पर भयंकर चिल्लम-चिल्ली | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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On June 7, Champat Rai issued a statement saying no offering theft had occurred at the temple.
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Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरी पर भयंकर चिल्लम-चिल्ली | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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Arrest papers obtained by ABP News prove that Champat Rai had the stolen money and goods recovered from all eight arrested accused — not just Avinash — taken back and deposited into the Trust.
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Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरी पर भयंकर चिल्लम-चिल्ली | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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Police later had to release Avinash Shukla because Champat Rai refused to have an FIR registered for the offering theft.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरी पर भयंकर चिल्लम-चिल्ली | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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Of the roughly ₹79 lakh of stolen offerings recovered, the largest share was recovered from Avinash Shukla alone, and on June 5 police first detained Avinash in the offering-theft case.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरी पर भयंकर चिल्लम-चिल्ली | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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According to sources, it was Avinash Shukla who carried the offerings from the donation boxes to the counting room.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरी पर भयंकर चिल्लम-चिल्ली | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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It is alleged that a portion of the money recovered from Avinash Shukla on June 5 was recovered from this donation box.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरी पर भयंकर चिल्लम-चिल्ली | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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The donation box is connected to Avinash Shukla, arrested in the offering theft; he lived at that yoga centre with his brother Abhishek Shukla.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरी पर भयंकर चिल्लम-चिल्ली | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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A box labelled 'Ram Rajya Kosh', with a QR code pasted on it for donations, was found at a yoga centre inside the Ram Mandir complex.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरी पर भयंकर चिल्लम-चिल्ली | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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ABP News has made it its mission to get to the truth of the offering-theft case and is finding evidence one after another that connects the links of this case.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरों ने 'सरगना' का नाम बता दिया ? | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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ABP News has learned that Champat Rai told his close aides that Tinnu Yadav betrayed him, and that he will not leave Ayodhya carrying the stigma of the offering theft.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरों ने 'सरगना' का नाम बता दिया ? | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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Irregularities were found in the accounting entries for jewellery received as donations.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरों ने 'सरगना' का नाम बता दिया ? | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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CCTV footage from the cash counting area was missing.
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Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरों ने 'सरगना' का नाम बता दिया ? | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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According to sources, the SIT has questioned treasurer Govind Devgiri, asking direct questions about lapses in offering management and oversight.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरों ने 'सरगना' का नाम बता दिया ? | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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The role of treasurer Govind Devgiri has so far not been investigated in the offering theft case.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरों ने 'सरगना' का नाम बता दिया ? | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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Champat Rai and Anil Mishra are already on the SIT's radar in the theft case.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरों ने 'सरगना' का नाम बता दिया ? | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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The scope of the theft investigation has been expanded; the SIT will now also probe the money trail and deeply examine the role of every accused.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरों ने 'सरगना' का नाम बता दिया ? | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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The SIT has been given 15 more days to complete its investigation into the offering theft.
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Ram Mandir Chori Update | Janhit: चढ़ावा चोरों ने 'सरगना' का नाम बता दिया ? | Ram Mandir Theft | SIT
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This show (Janhit) had previously aired evidence and testimonies of Champat Rai's suspicious role in the Ram Mandir offering theft.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: दान की लूट का पूरा 'कच्चा-चिट्ठा' यहाँ है!
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Accused Lavkush Mishra had hidden ₹12 lakh under cow dung, and the brother-in-law duo of Lavkush and Anukalp Mishra allegedly stole heavily from donations, built lavish mansions, and bought land in several places.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: दान की लूट का पूरा 'कच्चा-चिट्ठा' यहाँ है!
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According to sources, the SIT has questioned treasurer Govind Devgiri, including about why CCTV footage from the cash counting area was missing and about financial irregularities found in the internal audit.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: दान की लूट का पूरा 'कच्चा-चिट्ठा' यहाँ है!
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The accused claimed most recruitments at Ram Mandir were made by Anil Mishra, who also faces allegations of taking commissions for temple-trust jobs, which the SIT is investigating.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: दान की लूट का पूरा 'कच्चा-चिट्ठा' यहाँ है!
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According to sources, jailed accused told police that trustee Anil Mishra ran the operation like a syndicate of about 100 people, with full control over donation counting and its monitoring system.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: दान की लूट का पूरा 'कच्चा-चिट्ठा' यहाँ है!
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Police first detained Avinash Shukla on 5 June in the donation theft case but had to release him because Champat Rai refused to have an FIR registered.
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| 2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: दान की लूट का पूरा 'कच्चा-चिट्ठा' यहाँ है!
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A donation box labelled 'Ram Rajya Kosh' with a QR code was found at a yoga centre where Avinash Shukla lived with his brother; of the roughly ₹79 lakh in stolen donations recovered overall, ₹20 lakh came from Avinash Shukla alone.
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Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Champat Rai | Janhit: दान की लूट का पूरा 'कच्चा-चिट्ठा' यहाँ है!
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Recoveries from other accused were: ₹1,25,000 from Lavkush Mishra, ₹7,32,170 from Ramashankar Mishra, ₹18,763 from Karunesh Pandey, and only ₹1 lakh from Ramshankar Yadav alias Tinnu.
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