Claim

Lavkush Mishra was previously a car mechanic and was hired to count the temple offerings on a salary of ₹12,000–15,000 per month.

“ये जो शख्स है ये पहले मैकेनिक था। कार मैकेनिक था। मिस्त्री था। चढ़ावे की गिनती के लिए लवकुश मिश्रा को 12,000 से ₹15,000 की तनख्वाह पर रखा गया।”

Rationale

The core biographical claim is correct: contemporaneous reporting (Amar Ujala, The Week) confirms Lavkush Mishra was previously a car mechanic and was hired, via his brother-in-law, to count offerings at the Ayodhya Ram temple. However, the stated salary of ₹12,000–15,000 per month contradicts reporting as of the broadcast date, which consistently puts his salary at ₹18,000–20,000 per month. The claim is substantially true but understates the salary figure, so it is rated misleading rather than accurate.

Evidence

• https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/lav-kush-lifestyle-transformed-moment-he-went-from-being-mechanic-to-ram-mandir-employee-2026-07-02 Confirms Lavkush Mishra worked as a car mechanic in Delhi and Bhelsar before his brother-in-law Anukalp Mishra got him the temple job about a year earlier — but at a salary of ₹18,000 per month, not ₹12,000–15,000. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2026/06/29/ram-temple-donation-theft-how-anukalp-mishra-lavkush-mishra-built-mansions-worth-lakhs.html Reports Lavkush Mishra was on the temple's cash/donation-counting team earning roughly ₹18,000–20,000 per month, and details his disproportionate assets. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://thefederal.com/category/states/north/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-temple-donation-embezzlement-scam-246736 Background on the Ayodhya Ram temple donation embezzlement case in which Lavkush Mishra was arrested as part of the counting staff. ✓ reachable · archived