Claim
In the first round the SIT questioned about 150 people, most of whom had been hired on the recommendation of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra.
“पहले राउंड में एसआईटी ने करीब 150 लोगों से पूछताछ की थी। इनमें से ज्यादातर लोगों को चंपत राय और अनिल मिश्रा की सिफारिश पर रखा गया था।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Contemporaneous reporting as of the July 2 broadcast confirms both parts of the claim: the SIT in the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation-theft case had questioned/recorded statements from about 150 people, and reports based on the SIT probe say most temple staff were hired on the recommendations of Anil Mishra (~125 people) and, to a lesser extent, Champat Rai (with Gopal Rao, about half as many). The anchor's framing slightly flattens the split — the majority of recommendations are attributed to Anil Mishra rather than the two men equally — and the figures come from investigation-source leaks rather than an official published report, which caps confidence, but no fact-checker or primary source contradicts the claim.
Evidence
- https://www.varta24live.com/top-news-old/investigation-intensifies-in-the-ram-mandir-donation-embezzlement-case-champat-rai-gives-a-statement-during-police-questioning-he-said-i-have-information-regarding-this-698853 Report from late June 2026 stating the SIT had questioned about 150 people in the Ram Mandir donation-theft case, matching the anchor's ~150 figure. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.patrika.com/ayodhya-news/ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-scam-sit-probe-anil-mishra-20710857 Patrika (July 1, 2026): SIT probe found 125+ temple employees were appointed on Anil Mishra's recommendation, with roughly half that number appointed through Champat Rai and Gopal Rao's influence. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thefederal.com/category/states/north/uttar-pradesh/ram-mandir-donation-theft-former-trust-member-anil-mishra-under-scrutiny-248664 The Federal (July 1, 2026): a majority of temple workers were appointed on Anil Mishra's recommendation (~125 personnel), corroborating the recruitment-recommendation angle. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-police-likely-to-summon-champat-rai-anil-mishra-others-in-ram-temple-donation-theft-case-2026-06-29-1046469 India TV (June 29, 2026): SIT recorded statements from nearly 150 individuals associated with temple operations in the donation-theft probe. ✓ reachable · archived