Claim

When security guards frisked counting supervisor Subhash Srivastava on the first day, he protested saying RSS volunteers cannot be doubted, after which Champat Rai changed the rule so daily frisking was replaced by occasional random frisking.

“पहले दिन काउंटिंग सेंटर के बाहर सिक्योरिटी गार्ड्स ने सुभाष श्रीवास्तव की फ्रिस्किंग की तो वो बिफर गया... तो चंपत राय ने नियम बदल दिया। आदेश दिया गया कि अब रोज-रोज आते जाते समय तलाशी नहीं होगी।”

Rationale

The central narrative is corroborated by SIT-based reporting, including India TV's own coverage: mandatory frisking existed, Srivastava leveraged his projected RSS/organisation affiliation to resist checks, and routine frisking was replaced by occasional/random surprise checks. The specific details — that this happened on the very first day, the exact protest wording, and that Champat Rai personally issued the order to change the rule — are not explicitly confirmed by the SIT report or reporting (India TV describes the protocols as 'subsequently altered' without naming who ordered it), so those particulars are the weaker, uncorroborated element. No dedicated fact-checker (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, PIB) has rated this claim as of the broadcast date.

Evidence

• https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/ram-temple-donation-theft-probe-reveals-how-cash-vanished-amid-samosa-parties-in-counting-room-in-ayodhya-2026-07-01-1046756 India TV (Rajat Sharma's own channel) reports investigators allege Subhash Srivastava projected himself as someone associated with the organisation (RSS), after which security protocols were altered so that instead of regular inspections only occasional surprise checks were conducted — matching the claim's core (RSS-affiliation objection leading to occasional random frisking replacing routine frisking). ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/ram-temple-donation-row-sit-finds-blatant-sop-violations-8-arrested-126062700453_1.html SIT report says SOPs required pocketless clothing, SIS-agency guards, compulsory frisking of everyone entering/exiting counting rooms and random checks, but none of these norms were followed — confirms frisking norms existed and were subverted. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
• https://theprint.in/india/a-trust-divided-how-rivalries-within-management-blew-lid-off-ram-temple-donation-theft-scandal/2973280/ Confirms Srivastava supervised the cash-counting team and was a trust appointee, and that compulsory frisking and random checks were not followed; does not attribute the rule change specifically to Champat Rai. ✓ reachable · archived