Claim

From accused Avinash Shukla, police recovered ₹39,220 cash, 10,121 US dollars, about 160 grams of silver-like metal, an approximately 8-gram gold-like chain, and a roughly 3.5-gram yellow-metal ring.

“कुल ₹39,220 कैश... इसके अलावा 10,121 यूएस डॉलर जो चढ़ावे में आए थे... 160 ग्राम सिल्वर जैसी धातु, सोने जैसी धातु की करीब 8 ग्राम की छ और करीब 3.5 ग्राम की पीली धातु की अंगूठी। यह सब आरोपी अविनाश के पास से मिला है।”

Rationale

The two headline monetary figures are wrong. Primary reporting from court/recovery records shows ₹20,39,220 (~₹20.39 lakh) in cash and 1,121 US dollars recovered from Avinash Shukla, whereas the anchor stated only ₹39,220 cash (understated by ~₹20 lakh) and 10,121 dollars (overstated roughly nine-fold). The ~160 g silver-like metal (159.54 g) and ~3.5 g ring (3.44 g) match, and the gold chain is roughly right (~11 g vs the claimed ~8 g), but the false cash and dollar amounts are material errors, making the overall claim inaccurate.

Evidence

• https://www.republicworld.com/india/over-20-lakh-cash-1121-usd-gold-seized-from-ram-mandir-donation-theft-scam-accused-avinash-shukla-2026-07-02-130932 Republic World, citing the police recovery memo/court records (2 July 2026), states police seized ₹2,039,220 (₹20.39 lakh) cash and 1,121 US dollars from Avinash Shukla, plus ornaments weighing about 159.54 g, 11.14 g and 3.44 g — not ₹39,220 cash or 10,121 dollars. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.etvbharat.com/en/state/ram-temple-donation-theft-cash-us-dollars-gold-recovered-from-accused-court-records-reveal-enn26070201331 ETV Bharat, quoting the recovery memo, confirms Rs 20.39 lakh cash, $1,121, 54 g silver, 14 g gold and three yellow-metal rings (44 g total) from Shukla's locker in the Ram Mandir donation-theft case. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.tv9hindi.com/india/ram-mandir-donation-theft-dollars-recovered-trust-officials-face-fir-ram-rajya-kosh-box-found-3837628.html TV9 Hindi's item-by-item recovery breakdown for the 7 accused corroborates ₹20,39,220 cash and 1,121 US dollars from Avinash Shukla. ✓ reachable · archived