Claim
The reportedly missing diamond jewellery, gold and silver donations were found safe in Champat Rai's room, where he had kept them with full written accounts.
“जब तलाशी हुई तो एसआईटी ने इन्हें ढूंढ निकाला। यह सारे हीरे जवाहरात सोना चांदी चंपत राय के कमरे में सुरक्षित मिले। उन्होंने इन्हें संभाल कर रखा था। इनका पूरा हिसाब किताब लिखकर रखा था।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
As of the 2026-06-30 broadcast, the documented record is the opposite of the claim: the SIT had not recovered the missing diamond, gold and silver offerings, named Champat Rai among the accused, found statements that did not match Trust records, and was investigating whether the gold had been melted into biscuits. No credible source reports that the missing valuables were found safe in Champat Rai's room with complete written accounts; that assertion contradicts the SIT's own findings and ongoing criminal complaints.
Evidence
- https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/ram-mandir-donation-theft-sit-report-names-champat-rai-among-accused-seeks-fir-what-probe-found-10317636 SIT preliminary report (submitted late June 2026) named Champat Rai among the accused and recommended an FIR; several recorded statements did not match the Trust's records, prompting a five-year re-audit of gold, silver and jewellery offerings — the opposite of items being found safely accounted for in his room. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/ram-temple-donation-theft-sit-probes-if-stolen-gold-became-biscuits-540993-2026-07-04 Officials say repeated SIT search operations did NOT recover the missing gold/jewellery, and the SIT is probing whether ornaments were melted into gold biscuits to hide their identity — directly contradicting the claim that the jewellery was found safe. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://theprint.in/india/ram-temple-donation-row-plot-thickens-complaint-against-trust-gen-secy-over-missing-gold-silver-bricks/2961629/ Criminal complaint against the trust general secretary over missing gold/silver/diamond-studded bricks; ~1,250 donated bricks and other valuables remain unaccounted for as of the broadcast window. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/opinion-the-full-story-of-loot-in-ram-mandir-who-did-it-how-much-was-looted-where-has-the-jewellery-gone-2026-07-01-1046791 India TV / Rajat Sharma's own coverage frames the jewellery as looted and its whereabouts unknown ('where has the jewellery gone'), inconsistent with a claim that it was recovered safely with full accounts. ✓ reachable · archived