Claim
According to sources, the SIT has questioned treasurer Govind Dev Giri, including about missing CCTV footage in the cash counting area and financial lapses found in internal audit.
“सूत्रों के मुताबिक एसआईटी ने कोषाध्यक्ष गोविंद देवगिरी से पूछताछ की है... कैश काउंटिंग एरिया में सीसीटीवी फुटेज गायब थी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The peripheral factual elements are well-corroborated: internal audits flagged financial lapses and CCTV footage of the cash-counting area was missing/deleted (retained ~45 days vs the required 180). However, the central assertion — that the SIT 'has questioned' treasurer Govind Dev Giri — could not be confirmed as of the July 2, 2026 broadcast. Mainstream reporting consistently confirms SIT questioning of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra while framing the treasurer's questioning as pending/anticipated (with seers publicly demanding it and Giri described as 'remaining silent'). The claim is sourced to unnamed 'sources' and no reliable outlet verifies the questioning actually occurred, so the past-tense core claim remains unverifiable.
Evidence
- https://thefederal.com/category/states/north/uttar-pradesh/sit-details-lapses-ayodhya-ram-temple-donation-scandal-rs80-lakh-recovered-6-of-8-accused-248248 SIT report documents cash-counting SOP failures at the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, including CCTV footage retained only 45 days instead of the required 180, corroborating the 'missing CCTV footage in cash counting area' element. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://newstrack.com/uttar-pradesh/ram-mandir-dan-chori-box-with-qr-code-recovered-yoga-center-sit-probe-reaches-the-trust-top-leaders-611977 Reports the SIT probe 'reaches the trust top leaders' with treasurer questioning framed as the next/upcoming step (अब कोषाध्यक्ष से पूछताछ), not as already completed. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://theprint.in/india/a-trust-divided-how-rivalries-within-management-blew-lid-off-ram-temple-donation-theft-scandal/2973280/ Confirms SIT interrogated General Secretary Champat Rai (~3 hours) and trustee Anil Mishra, but does not report that treasurer Govind Dev Giri had been questioned. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.patrika.com/national-news/ram-mandir-donation-theft-case-sbi-deploys-cash-counting-staff-trust-treasurer-swami-govind-dev-giri-remains-silent-report-raises-questions-20711000 Around the broadcast period, treasurer Govind Dev Giri is described as 'remaining silent'; seers/Shankaracharya were demanding he be questioned, implying he had not yet been interrogated. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.outlookindia.com/national/explained-inside-the-trust-that-manages-ayodhyas-ram-mandir-and-its-donations Internal audits flagged cash-handling vulnerabilities, unaccounted gold/silver chest-boxes, and deletion of 7-8 months of CCTV footage, corroborating the 'financial lapses found in internal audit' element. ✓ reachable · archived