Claim
Lavkush Mishra, an accused in the Ram Mandir theft who earned only about ₹2,000 a month, was building a lavish two-storey house in Ayodhya, allegedly funded by money stolen from the Ram Mandir.
“लवकुश मिश्रा राम मंदिर में चोरी का एक आरोपी है। वो अयोध्या में ही अपना दो मंजिला घर बनवा रहा था... आरोपों के मुताबिक यह घर राम मंदिर में चोरी के पैसे से बना है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple independent outlets and a wire agency (ANI, The Week, Amar Ujala, AajTak) reported as of the broadcast date that Lavkush Mishra, an accused in the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft case, was building a lavish two-storey house in Ayodhya's Shahadatganj area, registered in his wife's name, and that investigators allege it was funded by embezzled temple donations — the anchor correctly framed the funding as an allegation. The Hindi quote matches this reporting. The only discrepancy is the salary figure in the English summary: sources put his monthly income at roughly ₹17,000–20,000, not ₹2,000, though the salary detail does not appear in the quoted Hindi statement itself.
Evidence
- https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2026/06/29/ram-temple-donation-theft-how-anukalp-mishra-lavkush-mishra-built-mansions-worth-lakhs.html Reports that Lavkush Mishra, an accused in the Ram Temple donation theft, was building a mansion worth lakhs despite earning under ₹20,000 a month ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aajtak.in/uttar-pradesh/story/ram-mandir-theft-accused-luv-kush-mishra-property-notice-ayodhya-ntc-dhrj-rpti-2592093-2026-07-01 AajTak (Jul 1, 2026) confirms Ayodhya Development Authority issued a notice on the under-construction house registered in the wife of theft-accused Lavkush Mishra ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/lav-kush-lifestyle-transformed-moment-he-went-from-being-mechanic-to-ram-mandir-employee-2026-07-02 Amar Ujala (Jul 2, 2026) details that Mishra, on a salary of about ₹18,000, was building a lavish two-floor house on a ~1,000 sq ft plot in Shahadatganj, Ayodhya, bought in his wife's name ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/ram-mandir-donation-embezzlement-case-ayodhya-police-raid-homes-of-accused-anukalp-mishra-lavkush-mishra-karunesh-pandey20260701183918/ ANI wire report confirms Ayodhya Police raided homes of accused including Lavkush Mishra in the Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case; ₹14.25 lakh cash was recovered from his residence ✓ reachable · archived