Claim
The administration transferred Ayodhya radio operations officer Arjun Dev to Gorakhpur; he had been posted in Ayodhya for 17 years, was responsible for monitoring all 1,600 CCTV cameras in the temple campus, and was a close friend of accused Tinnu Yadav.
“प्रशासन ने अयोध्या के रेडियो ऑपरेशन ऑफिसर अर्जुन देव का ट्रांसफर कर दिया। अर्जुन देव पिछले 17 साल से अयोध्या में ही पोस्टेड था। राम मंदिर कैंपस में लगे सभी 1600 सीसीटीवी कैमरों की फुटेज पर निगरानी की जिम्मेदारी अर्जुन देव की थी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple mainstream Indian outlets (India TV, Aaj Tak, TV9 Hindi, Times Now Hindi) independently confirm the core, verifiable elements of the claim: Radio Maintenance Officer Arjun Dev was transferred from Ayodhya to Gorakhpur after ~17 years (posted since 2009) and was responsible for monitoring roughly 1,600 CCTV cameras in the Ram Temple complex, amid the SIT donation-theft probe. These match the anchor's Hindi quote exactly. The one weakly supported element is the English-added claim that he was a 'close friend of accused Tinnu Yadav'; sources instead tie him closely to Champat Rai and only draw a structural parallel (both from the police wireless department) to Tinnu Yadav rather than establishing a personal friendship. Because the quoted, checkable facts are accurate and only the secondary friendship detail is unconfirmed, the claim is rated accurate with reduced confidence.
Evidence
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/ram-temple-donation-theft-probe-intensifies-as-rmo-arjun-dev-transferred-after-17-years-70-under-scanner-2026-06-30-1046599 India TV confirms RMO Arjun Dev was transferred from Ayodhya to Gorakhpur after 17 years (posted since 2009) and was responsible for monitoring ~1,600 CCTV cameras across the Ram Temple complex. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tv9hindi.com/india/ayodhya-champat-rai-close-associate-rmo-arjun-dev-transferred-gorakhpur-after-17-years-3835827.html TV9 Hindi confirms RMO Arjun Dev's transfer to Gorakhpur after 17 years and oversight of ~1,600 CCTV cameras; describes him as close to Champat Rai, and draws a parallel to (not friendship with) Tinnu Yadav. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aajtak.in/uttar-pradesh/story/ayodhya-ram-mandir-offering-bungling-case-aajtak-impact-rmo-arjun-dev-shunted-lcln-rpti-2590334-2026-06-29 Aaj Tak reports the transfer of RMO Arjun Dev from Ayodhya to Gorakhpur as an outcome of the Ram Mandir donation theft probe, corroborating the core facts. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.timesnowhindi.com/cities/ram-mandir-donation-row-rmo-arjun-dev-transferred-after-17-years-was-in-charge-of-cctv-control-room-article-154798596 Times Now Hindi confirms the 17-year posting, transfer, and his charge over the CCTV control room and counting room. ✓ reachable · archived