Claim
According to the UP police investigation, Lavkush Mishra bought the land while working at the Ram Mandir; the registry showed its price as about ₹8.8 lakh, but its current market value is about ₹25 lakh.
“यूपी पुलिस की जांच के मुताबिक लवकुश मिश्रा ने यह जमीन राम मंदिर में काम करने के दौरान ही खरीदी थी। रजिस्ट्री में इस जमीन की कीमत लगभग ₹8,80,000 दिखाई गई थी। लेकिन इस समय बाजार में इसकी कीमत लगभग ₹25 लाख है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple independent outlets reporting on the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation-theft probe corroborate every element of the claim: Lavkush Mishra purchased the plot (registered in his wife Supriya's name) in October 2025 while employed at the Ram Mandir office, the registry showed about ₹8.8 lakh, and its current market value is estimated at about ₹25 lakh. The figures come from government/registry documents surfaced during the ongoing investigation; the anchor's attribution to 'UP police investigation' is a slight simplification (records surfaced via the SIT/ADA probe), and the land being registered in the wife's name is omitted, but neither materially distorts the claim. No fact-checker disputes these details as of the broadcast date.
Evidence
- 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 (July 1, 2026) reports the plot was bought on October 16, 2025 in wife Supriya Mishra's name while Lavkush Mishra worked at the Ram Mandir office; registry showed ₹8.8 lakh, current market value about ₹25 lakh, per government documents uncovered in the investigation. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/ram-temple-donation-row-notice-to-accused-s-wife-over-illegal-construction-126070200644_1.html Business Standard confirms the 1,000 sq ft plot was bought in October 2025 in the wife's name and is under scrutiny in the Ram temple donation theft probe, with a notice served over unauthorized construction. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://telanganatoday.com/ada-issues-notice-to-ram-temple-donation-theft-accuseds-wife-as-probe-intensifies Wire-based report corroborating the ₹8.8 lakh purchase price, the ~₹25 lakh current valuation, and that the land/bank records of the accused are under investigation. ✓ reachable · archived