Claim
About ₹80 lakh, including 1,100 US dollars, was recovered from the counters' homes, more was found in their bank accounts, and a total of about ₹1 crore has been recovered so far.
“दिन भर की मशक्कत के बाद काउंटिंग करने वालों के घरों से करीब 80 लाख बरामद हुए। इनमें 1100 यूएस डॉलर्स भी शामिल थे... कुल मिलाकर ₹1 करोड़ की रिकवरी अब तक हो चुकी है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim refers to the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation-theft case. Court recovery memos and multiple outlets (ETV Bharat, Dynamite News, India TV) confirm ~Rs 79.85-80 lakh in cash was recovered from the homes of the temple's cash-counting staff, including 1,121 US dollars (rounded to ~1,100) and jewellery, and that police were probing the accused's bank accounts for further funds. The 'about Rs 1 crore total recovered so far' figure is an aggregate (cash ~80 lakh plus dollars, jewellery and traced bank funds) that is consistent with, though slightly higher than, the roughly Rs 70-80 lakh cash figure precisely documented by June 30-July 1; the core facts are accurate with the total being a reasonable rounded aggregate.
Evidence
- https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/ram-temple-donation-theft-cash-us-dollars-gold-recovered-from-accused-court-records-reveal-enn26070201331 Court recovery memos in the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation-theft case show nearly Rs 80 lakh in cash plus US dollars and gold/silver jewellery recovered from six/seven of the accused, who were members of the temple's cash-counting team. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://hindi.dynamitenews.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-theft-accused-money-recovery-list Itemised recovery list totalling ~Rs 79.85 lakh from 7 accused, including 1,121 US dollars (~Rs 1.06 lakh) plus chains and a ring seized from Avinash Shukla, matching the '80 lakh including ~1,100 USD' claim. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/over-rs-70-lakh-cash-recovered-foreign-currency-also-seized-as-probe-widens-in-ram-mandir-donation-theft-case-2026-07-01-1046795 Reports over Rs 70 lakh cash plus 1,121 US dollars and foreign currency recovered from counting-team members' homes; SIT probe widening around the broadcast date. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thecsrjournal.in/ram-mandir-donation-theft-investigation-bank-assets-probe-hindi/ Investigators examining the accused's SBI bank accounts and heavy transactions, supporting the claim that additional money was traced in bank accounts beyond the cash seized from homes. ✓ reachable · archived