Claim

According to police, there is solid evidence against six of the eight jailed accused; they were shown on paper as employees of Varanasi-based Sainik Security Services (19 names in total supplied to the State Bank), but in reality they were relatives or associates of Anil Mishra and Tinnu Yadav, with the security firm serving as a cover.

“पुलिस के मुताबिक जो आठ लोग जेल में हैं उनमें से छह के खिलाफ पुख्ता सबूत मिले हैं। यह छह लोग वह हैं जो वाराणसी बेस्ड सैनिक सिक्योरिटी सर्विसेज के एंप्लई दिखाए गए हैं। ऐसे कुल 19 नाम थे। असल में तो यह सारे लोग अनिल मिश्रा और टिन्नू यादव के रिश्तेदार या करीबी थे।”

Rationale

Contemporaneous reporting (July 1-2, 2026) corroborates the claim's core facts: six of the eight jailed accused in the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation theft case were shown as employees of Varanasi-based Sainik Security Services, a total of 19 names were supplied to the SBI New Ghat branch for cash-counting work, and the accused were relatives (Anukalp and Lavkush Mishra of Anil Mishra) or suspected close associates of Anil Mishra and Tinnu Yadav. The 'solid evidence' and 'firm as cover' elements are police/SIT-attributed characterizations that the anchor correctly sourced to police; reporting supports them via cash recoveries and findings of non-transparent, recommendation-based hiring, though the firm's owner disputes wrongdoing. No fact-checker rebuttal of the claim was found.

Evidence

• https://www.outlookindia.com/national/ayodhya-ram-temple-donation-case-six-of-eight-arrested-men-employed-by-varanasi-security-firm Confirms six of the eight arrested in the Ram Temple donation case were employed by Varanasi-based Sainik Security Services, that the SBI Naya Ghat branch irregularly requested 19 named employees, and that accused Anukalp and Lavkush Mishra were relatives of trust member Anil Mishra while Ram Shankar 'Tinnu' Yadav and Manish Yadav were also related. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/ram-temple-donation-theft-probe-reveals-varanasi-link-outsourcing-agency-hiring-process-under-scanner-2026-07-02-1046869 Reports six of eight arrested accused were on the Sainik Security Services payroll, the bank sought 19 personnel for cash counting, and investigators suspect the employees were close associates of key accused Anil Mishra and Tinnu Yadav; the firm's owner denies wrongdoing. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.thevaranasinews.com/2026/07/ayodhya-donation-theft-case-varanasi-connection-sainik-security-services-22-employees-6-arrested.html Hindi-language coverage corroborating the Varanasi connection, the Sainik Security Services link to six arrested accused, and recruitment without proper verification. ✓ reachable · archived