| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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The cash theft began during the Kumbh Mela, averaged ₹5-6 lakh per day, and by the time the matter surfaced on June 4 an estimated more than ₹4 crore had been stolen.
theft scale estimate
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Individuals
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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The reportedly missing diamond jewellery, gold and silver donations were found safe in Champat Rai's room, where he had kept them with full written accounts.
jewellery found safe
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No responsibility framing
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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The SIT collected evidence over five days, confronted Subhash Srivastava and Tinnu Yadav, and interrogated about 70 people.
SIT investigation
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No responsibility framing
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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Champat Rai initially did not want to hand the culprits over to police and argued they should be forgiven and moved to other work since the money had been recovered.
shielding of culprits
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Individuals
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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About ₹80 lakh, including 1,100 US dollars, was recovered from the counters' homes, more was found in their bank accounts, and a total of about ₹1 crore has been recovered so far.
stolen cash recovery
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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The theft was exposed when a cleaning worker found bundles of currency notes in the bathroom attached to the counting room, after which Champat Rai reviewed the CCTV footage and saw people pocketing notes.
theft discovery
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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The thieves were tipped off about a planned surprise frisking, hid the stolen money in bags in the bathroom before leaving, and the frisking found nothing on anyone.
tipped-off frisking
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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Trustee Anil Mishra was responsible for the counting; the counters were his relatives and close to Tinnu Yadav, and the supervisor Subhash Srivastava was also Anil Mishra's man.
nepotism in counting staff
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Individuals
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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Ayodhya police were not allowed near the counting room, and the CCTV footage of the counting room was not made available to the police control room even though footage of the rest of the complex was.
police excluded from counting
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Individuals
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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When security guards frisked counting supervisor Subhash Srivastava on the first day, he protested saying RSS volunteers cannot be doubted, after which Champat Rai changed the rule so daily frisking was replaced by occasional random frisking.
frisking rule dilution
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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In the donation counting room, 22 people worked per shift, nobody was frisked, and people came wearing shirts and pants with double pockets.
counting room security lapse
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System & institutions
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| 2026-06-30 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : राम मंदिर चोरी पर बड़ा खुलासा! | Ram Mandir Donation Scam | Iran-US War
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The anchor claims to have exclusive, verified information with evidence about how the theft at Ram Mandir happened, how it was detected, and how much money was stolen.
Ram Mandir theft expose
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No responsibility framing
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| 2026-06-29 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : क्या चंपत राय को वनवास मिलेगा ? | Ram Mandir Donation Case | Akal Takht
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The Bhagwant Mann government surrendered before the Akal Takht today: 87 MLAs including Punjab ministers appeared before it, the government agreed to amend the sacrilege law, and the Akal Takht directed that its objections be rectified within one month.
sacrilege law standoff
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Government
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| 2026-06-29 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : क्या चंपत राय को वनवास मिलेगा ? | Ram Mandir Donation Case | Akal Takht
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For one and a half years the RSS top leadership had been asking Champat Rai to appoint professionals and build a system, but he kept stalling and blocked a finalized CEO appointment by claiming Nanaji Deshmukh had once vetoed that person's appointment in Chitrakoot.
blocked professionalization
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| 2026-06-29 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : क्या चंपत राय को वनवास मिलेगा ? | Ram Mandir Donation Case | Akal Takht
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Champat Rai turned the Ram Mandir into his personal showroom, allowing no one else in and keeping the locks, keys, accounts, and cleaning all under his own control to maintain his grip on temple management.
temple control
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| 2026-06-29 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : क्या चंपत राय को वनवास मिलेगा ? | Ram Mandir Donation Case | Akal Takht
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Champat Rai, a Bijnor native, was formerly a chemistry teacher who was jailed during the Emergency, joined the RSS, was sent to work in the VHP when the temple movement began in 1989, and was named an accused by the CBI after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.
Champat Rai background
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No responsibility framing
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| 2026-06-29 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : क्या चंपत राय को वनवास मिलेगा ? | Ram Mandir Donation Case | Akal Takht
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When the government announced the Ram Mandir Trust members on February 5, 2020, Champat Rai's name was not on the list, but at the trust's first meeting 14 days later on February 19 he was made General Secretary.
trust appointment
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| 2026-06-29 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : क्या चंपत राय को वनवास मिलेगा ? | Ram Mandir Donation Case | Akal Takht
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Although Mohan Bhagwat did not name Champat Rai, his remarks to RSS volunteers about ego and the Ram Mandir were a warning clearly directed at Champat Rai.
Bhagwat warning
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| 2026-06-29 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : क्या चंपत राय को वनवास मिलेगा ? | Ram Mandir Donation Case | Akal Takht
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The Ram Mandir Trust's quarterly meeting, originally scheduled for July 11, has been moved up to July 6, and in this meeting the resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra will be formally accepted.
trust meeting
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| 2026-06-29 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : क्या चंपत राय को वनवास मिलेगा ? | Ram Mandir Donation Case | Akal Takht
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Champat Rai and Anil Mishra were first asked to resign, and two new names have been finalized as their replacements; the decision has already been made.
trust resignations
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| 2026-06-29 |
Aaj Ki Baat | Rajat Sharma : क्या चंपत राय को वनवास मिलेगा ? | Ram Mandir Donation Case | Akal Takht
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The RSS top leadership has decided that Champat Rai will be removed from the Ram Mandir complex and transferred far away from Ayodhya with a new responsibility.
Champat Rai removal
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Individuals
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| 2026-06-26 |
Aaj Ki Baat Show के आज के Highlights | 26 June 2026 | Ram Mandir Donation Row | Champat Rai Resign
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During a Muharram procession in Ujjain's Badnagar area, people hoisted a van with a crane and blew it up amid a crowd; three men — Shoaib, Zahid and Taslim — were arrested, charged under the NSA, and paraded through Badnagar.
Muharram van explosion
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A minority community
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| 2026-06-26 |
Aaj Ki Baat Show के आज के Highlights | 26 June 2026 | Ram Mandir Donation Row | Champat Rai Resign
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The SIT has evidence that Anukalp Mishra manipulated bank vouchers, understating the offering amounts and pocketing the excess cash.
voucher manipulation
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Individuals
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| 2026-06-26 |
Aaj Ki Baat Show के आज के Highlights | 26 June 2026 | Ram Mandir Donation Row | Champat Rai Resign
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The SIT obtained only 45 days of CCTV footage, with segments missing, meaning cameras were switched off during the counting of offerings while money was looted.
missing CCTV footage
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Individuals
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| 2026-06-26 |
Aaj Ki Baat Show के आज के Highlights | 26 June 2026 | Ram Mandir Donation Row | Champat Rai Resign
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The SIT suspects Tinku Yadav stole the most, explaining his rapidly growing property including a 70-room hostel near the airport, where police took him today.
Tinku Yadav property
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