Claim

Police told the court today that ₹7,32,170 was recovered from Ramashankar Mishra, who was caught stealing on CCTV by Champat Rai and is now in jail; a silver coin and a bichhua (toe ring) from the offerings were also recovered.

“आज पुलिस ने कोर्ट को बताया कि रमाशंकर मिश्रा के कब्जे से 732170 बरामद हुए थे। इनमें 500 के 10386 नोट, 200 के 113 नोट, ₹100 के 56 नोट मिले थे।”

Rationale

Court records disclosed around the July 1 broadcast confirm police recovered ₹7,32,170 from Ramashankar Mishra, along with a silver toe ring (bichhua) and coins from the temple offerings, and he was in judicial custody. The theft was detected via CCTV during donation counting and the complaint came from Champat Rai's trust, so the anchor's framing is substantially correct. Only the on-air denomination breakdown (e.g., '10,386 notes of ₹500') is arithmetically inconsistent with the total and appears to be a misstatement or transcription garble, but the core recovery figure and items match court records.

Evidence

• https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/ram-temple-donation-theft-cash-us-dollars-gold-recovered-from-accused-court-records-reveal-enn26070201331 Court documents in the Ram Mandir donation theft case show police recovered Rs 7.32 lakh, two white-metal coins, and a silver toe ring from accused Ramashankar Mishra, who handled donation boxes for the counting room; recoveries were disclosed to the court around July 1-2, 2026, matching the broadcast date. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://hindi.dynamitenews.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-theft-accused-money-recovery-list Hindi report listing per-accused recoveries states Rs 7,32,170 (7 lakh 32 thousand 170) was recovered from Mishra, exactly matching the figure in the claim; total recoveries from the accused were around Rs 80 lakh. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.etvbharat.com/en/bharat/eight-accused-in-ram-temple-donation-theft-case-sent-to-14-day-judicial-custody-enn26062905441 All eight accused, including Ramashankar Mishra, were sent to 14-day judicial custody (till July 13), confirming he was in jail at the time of the broadcast. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.outlookindia.com/national/ram-temple-donation-theft-cctv-footage-rs-80-lakh-recovery-and-hiring-process-under-probe FIR was filed June 25 on the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust's complaint (Champat Rai is its general secretary); CCTV footage showed staff pocketing bundles of notes during donation counting, leading to the arrests and recoveries. ✓ reachable · archived