Claim

Champat Rai, a Bijnor native, was formerly a chemistry teacher who was jailed during the Emergency, joined the RSS, was sent to work in the VHP when the temple movement began in 1989, and was named an accused by the CBI after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.

“बिजनौर के रहने वाले चंपत राय पहले केमिस्ट्री के टीचर थे। इमरजेंसी के दौरान जेल जाना हुआ। वहां वह संघ से जुड़ गए और 1989 में जब मंदिर आंदोलन शुरू हुआ तो उन्हें विश्व हिंदू परिषद में काम करने के लिए भेजा गया। 92 में बाबरी मस्जिद गिरने के बाद सीबीआई ने चंपत राय को भी आरोपी बनाया था।”

Rationale

The core of the claim is accurate: Champat Rai is a Bijnor native, was a chemistry lecturer, was jailed for roughly 18 months during the Emergency, was an RSS/VHP figure central to the Ram temple movement, and was named a CBI accused over the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition. However, two specifics are wrong: sources say Rai was associated with the RSS from childhood and was arrested precisely because of that RSS affiliation — he did not 'join the Sangh' in jail during the Emergency; and he joined the VHP in 1980 (organisation secretary by 1986), not 'sent to the VHP when the movement began in 1989.' Because the accurate biography is combined with an incorrect sequence/timeline on the RSS-joining and the 1989 VHP posting, the statement is misleading rather than fully accurate.

Evidence

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champat_Rai Champat Rai was born 18 Nov 1946 in Nagina tehsil, Bijnor district, UP; worked as a lecturer in Chemistry at RSM Degree College, Dhampur; was arrested at his college during the 1975-77 Emergency due to his RSS affiliation and jailed ~18 months. Crucially, it states he was associated with the RSS from early childhood (not that he joined it in jail) and that he joined the VHP in 1980, becoming prant co-organisation secretary in 1986 — not sent to the VHP in 1989. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.thestatesman.com/india/who-is-champat-rai-former-chemistry-teacher-who-rose-to-lead-ram-mandir-trust-before-resigning-amid-donation-fund-probe-1503611202.html Confirms Rai was a former Chemistry teacher, a long-time RSS/VHP organiser and a central figure of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
• https://www.onmanorama.com/news/india/2020/09/29/cbi-court-babri-mosque-demolition-verdict.html Confirms the CBI charged accused (including VHP figures) over the 6 Dec 1992 Babri Masjid demolition; a special CBI court acquitted all 32 surviving accused in Sept 2020, consistent with Rai having been a CBI-named accused. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://theprint.in/report/vhp-working-ram-mandir-since-1983-bought-land-babri-case-accused/20516/ Identifies Champat Rai as a Babri demolition case accused and VHP leader. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403