Claim
ABP News has obtained the arrest papers of seven of the eight accused in the Ram Mandir offerings theft, in which police recorded the recovered amounts and the trust's role.
“चढ़ावा चोरी में गिरफ्तार आठ में से सात आरोपियों की गिरफ्तारी के यह पेपर हैं... जिसमें पुलिस ने चढ़ावा चोरी की बरामद रकम से लेकर ट्रस्ट की क्या-क्या भूमिका रही, उसको बिल्कुल साफ-साफ शब्दों में दर्ज किया है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The core, verifiable substance of the claim is corroborated by multiple independent Indian outlets and a wire agency: eight people were arrested in the Ram Mandir offerings (chadhava) theft, recoveries (~Rs 79.85–80 lakh plus dollars/gold) were made from seven of the eight accused, and official records (FIR filed by a trust member plus SIT/police documents) detail the recovered amounts and each accused's role, including trust-linked/counting staff. The 'seven of eight' figure and the documented amounts-and-roles both match reporting. The only element not independently verifiable is the channel-specific assertion that ABP News itself obtained the papers, but that is a routine sourcing self-attribution and does not contradict the well-documented underlying facts.
Evidence
- https://hindi.dynamitenews.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-theft-accused-money-recovery-list Reports that of the eight arrested in the Ram Mandir donation theft, recoveries (~Rs 79.85 lakh cash plus US dollars, gold, valuables) were made from seven of the eight accused — matches the 'seven of eight' figure in the claim. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://npg.news/national/ram-mandir-chadhava-chori-fir-registered-against-8-accused-sit-report-ayodhya-1314088 Confirms the first FIR was filed by a Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust member and names all eight accused, with police/SIT records documenting theft and misappropriation by counting/trust-linked staff. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.etvbharat.com/en/bharat/eight-accused-in-ram-temple-donation-theft-case-sent-to-14-day-judicial-custody-enn26062905441 Court sent all eight accused to 14-day judicial custody; details each accused's specific role and the amounts recovered (e.g., Rs 36 lakh, Rs 12 lakh), corroborating that official papers recorded recovered amounts and roles. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://aninews.in/news/national/politics/influential-people-involved-smaller-staff-being-framed-accuseds-kin-on-ram-mandir-donation-embezzlement-case20260704105838/ Wire-agency coverage confirming the embezzlement case, roughly Rs 80 lakh recovered, and the trust's involvement in the FIR and investigation. ✓ reachable · archived