Claim
Today Faizabad police, with court permission, interrogated Avinash Shukla in jail for about two hours; ₹8 lakh had been recovered from his house on June 5.
“आज फैजाबाद पुलिस अदालत से परमिशन लेकर जेल में गई और इन्वेस्टिगेटिंग ऑफिसर आशुतोष तिवारी ने जेल में ही अविनाश शुक्ला से करीब 2 घंटे तक पूछताछ की। 5 जून को अविनाश शुक्ला के घर से ₹8 लाख बरामद किए गए थे।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The interrogation details are accurate: Ayodhya (Faizabad) police, after obtaining court permission, questioned Avinash Shukla inside jail for about two hours on 30 June 2026, with IO Ashutosh Tiwari conducting it, in the Ram Mandir donation-theft case. However, the monetary figure is wrong: consistent reporting puts the recovery from Avinash Shukla at ₹20,39,220 (~₹20.4 lakh) plus 1,121 USD — the largest of any accused — not ₹8 lakh (one outlet even reported ₹58 lakh). The ₹8 lakh understates and misrepresents the actual recovery, so the overall claim, while largely correct, is misleading on the amount.
Evidence
- https://www.republicbharat.com/india/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-embezzlement-avinash-shukla-jail-interrogation-update-chadawa-chori-scam-donation-theft-up-news-2026-06-30-127166 Confirms that on 30 June 2026, IO Ashutosh Tiwari interrogated Avinash Shukla in the district jail for about 2 hours after obtaining court permission — matches the interrogation portion of the claim; but states ₹58 lakh (not ₹8 lakh) recovered on 5 June. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://hindi.dynamitenews.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-theft-accused-money-recovery-list Per-accused recovery list: ₹20,39,220 plus 1,121 USD recovered from Avinash Shukla — the highest of all accused. No ₹8 lakh figure. ✓ 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 ~₹20.40 lakh in cash plus 3,609 notes of ₹500 and 1,121 US dollars recovered from Avinash Shukla's home, contradicting the ₹8 lakh figure. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.oneindia.com/india/ram-temple-donation-theft-ayodhya-police-seek-custody-of-key-accused-avinash-shukla-8135437.html Ayodhya police custody of Avinash Shukla in the Ram Mandir donation theft case; recovery of over ₹20 lakh from him — the highest among accused. ✓ reachable · archived