Claim
Lavkush Mishra inducted his brother-in-law Anukalp into the group of thieves, and the brother-in-law duo together carried out the biggest theft.
“चढ़ावा चोरी में लवकुश मिश्रा ने अपने साले... अनुकल्प उसको भी चोरों के ग्रुप में जोड़ दिया। जीजा साले की जोड़ी ने मिलकर सबसे बड़ी चोरी को अंजाम दिया।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The broader story is real: Lavkush Mishra and his brother-in-law Anukalp Mishra are the main accused in the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation (chadhava) theft, and investigators allege the duo took the largest share of roughly ₹7 crore siphoned. However, the anchor reverses a key fact: multiple reports state Anukalp was already on the cash-counting team (via a bank outsourcing agency) and got Lavkush inducted — not Lavkush inducting Anukalp. Additionally, as of the 2026-07-02 broadcast these are police/SIT allegations under investigation, not court-established findings, though the claim presents them as settled fact.
Evidence
- https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2026/06/29/ram-temple-donation-theft-how-anukalp-mishra-lavkush-mishra-built-mansions-worth-lakhs.html Reports that Anukalp Mishra was already on the Ram temple donation-counting team via a bank's outsourcing agency and that 'Lavkush joined the donation counting team at the Ayodhya temple with Anukalp's help' — the reverse of the anchor's claim about who inducted whom. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thefederal.com/category/states/north/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-temple-donation-scam-probe-turns-spotlight-mishra-family-wealth-surge-248352 Confirms the brother-in-law (jija-sala) duo are central accused in the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft and that investigators allege they took the largest share, investing proceeds in property; total siphoned estimated around ₹7 crore. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://navbharatlive.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/ayodhya-ram-mandir-case-ed-income-tax-investigation-lavkush-anukalp-mishra-property-1832598.html Hindi coverage of the 'jija-sale ki jodi' allegedly siphoning crores in temple offerings, with ED/Income Tax entering the probe — corroborates the duo framing used in the broadcast. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.republicbharat.com/india/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-theft-lavkush-mishra-arrest-2026-ayodhya-sit-probe-ram-temple-cash-recovery-up-big-news-2026-06-20-126397 SIT arrested Lavkush Mishra in the Ram Mandir chadhava theft case; ~₹10-12 lakh cash recovered from under a cow-dung heap at his home — confirms he is an accused, with the case still under investigation as of the broadcast date. ✓ reachable · archived