Claim

Mint Corporation of India staff stayed about one and a half months at the temple for valuation of gold and silver, but Champat Rai had them removed, saying their cost was too high and they were not needed.

“मिंट के लोग करीब डेढ़ महीने मंदिर परिसर में रहे भी... पर चंपत राय को रास नहीं आया। चंपत राय ने कहा कि मिंट के लोगों पर होने वाला खर्चा बहुत ज्यादा है... इसलिए इनके मंदिर परिसर में होने की जरूरत ही नहीं है।”

Rationale

Contemporary reporting around the Ram Mandir donation scandal states that government Mint (Minting Corporation of India / SPMCIL) staff stayed at the temple premises for roughly 45 days (about one and a half months) to value donated gold and silver, and that Champat Rai had them removed on the grounds that their cost was too high and they were not needed — consistent with the anchor's claim. Confidence is moderate rather than high because the specific detail is sourced mainly to India TV's own narrative account (India TV is Rajat Sharma's channel) presented as an allegation amid an ongoing SIT investigation, and has not been independently confirmed by neutral third-party fact-checkers or an official document as of the broadcast date.

Evidence

• 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 report states Minting Corporation staff came and stayed in the temple premises for nearly 45 days to value gold and silver, but left after Champat Rai complained that hiring Minting Corporation officials was too costly — matching the claim's substance ('about one and a half months' ≈ 45 days). ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.businesstoday.in/india/story/ram-temple-donation-theft-sit-probes-if-stolen-gold-became-biscuits-540993-2026-07-04 Corroborates the broader context: an SIT is probing alleged embezzlement of gold/silver offerings at Ram Mandir, and the trust's handling of Mint-based valuation/melting of precious metals is under investigation. ✓ reachable · archived