Claim
Six of the eight arrested accused were on SBI's payroll, and police suspect that SBI employees Gagandeep and Ritesh Chaturvedi helped the six accused, putting both of them on the police radar.
“नोट करने वाली बात है कि जो आठ लोग अरेस्ट हुए हैं उनमें से छह एसबीआई के पैरोल पर ही थे... पुलिस को शक है कि छह आरोपियों की मदद गगनदीप और रतेश चतुर्वेदी ने की। इसलिए अब यह दोनों भी पुलिस के रडार पर हैं।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple Indian outlets covering the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation-theft case (around the 29 June 2026 broadcast) confirm eight accused were arrested, six of whom were SBI outsourcing/cash-counting staff, and that two SBI officials deputed to supervise them—Ratnesh Chaturvedi and Gagandeep—are under police suspicion and questioning. The anchor's substance matches these reports; the only minor deviation is the transcribed name 'Ritesh' versus the widely reported 'Ratnesh' Chaturvedi, which does not alter the claim's accuracy.
Evidence
- https://www.haribhoomi.com/state-local/uttar-pradesh/news/ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-theft-case-police-record-champat-rai-statement-sbi-bank-employees-under-scanner-101951 States 8 accused arrested, 6 of them SBI outsourcing employees; names two SBI officials Ratnesh Chaturvedi and Gagandeep who were deputed to oversee the counting staff and are under police scrutiny after extensive questioning. pending audit
- https://telanganatoday.com/ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-scam-eight-accused-produced-via-video-conferencing-as-police-probe-sbi-role Reports two SBI employees, Ratnesh and Gagandeep, on the bank's payroll supervised six outsourced donation-counting workers; all six were arrested and police are probing the SBI supervisors' role. pending audit
- https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/ram-mandir-donation-scam-sbi-flagged-cash-counting-staff-3-months-before-arrests-540273-2026-07-01 Confirms the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation-theft context and SBI's involvement, with the counting staff flagged three months before arrests. pending audit
- https://www.etvbharat.com/en/bharat/eight-accused-in-ram-temple-donation-theft-case-sent-to-14-day-judicial-custody-enn26062905441 Confirms eight accused in the Ram Temple donation theft case sent to judicial custody, matching the arrest count. pending audit