Claim

The Ram Mandir opened to devotees on 23 January 2024, 890 days ago; if ₹5 lakh was stolen daily from the start, an estimated ₹44.5 crore of offerings has been stolen (presented as an estimate, not a confirmed figure).

“23 जनवरी 2024 को राम मंदिर श्रद्धालुओं के लिए खोला गया था। तब से लेकर अब तक 890 दिन बीत चुके हैं... अगर शुरुआत से ही हर दिन औसतन ₹5 लाख का चढ़ावा चुराया जा रहा है तो... 890 दिनों में लगभग 44 करोड़ 50 लाख का चढ़ावा चोरी हो चुका है। यह रकम अनुमानित है।”

Rationale

The claim's individual components are largely sound: the Ram Mandir opened for public darshan on 23 January 2024 (day after the 22 Jan Pran Pratishtha), the day count (~890-891 days to 2 July 2026) and the arithmetic (₹5 lakh × 890 = ₹44.5 crore) are correct, and a ~₹5-6 lakh/day theft figure does appear in reporting on the genuine June 2026 SIT case. However, the composite is misleading: it assumes theft occurred every single day at that rate 'from the start' of the temple's opening, an assumption no investigation supports. The registered FIR pegs the alleged theft at roughly ₹7-7.5 crore, and the SIT is still auditing to determine the actual duration and total; larger figures remain speculative. Extrapolating a ₹44.5 crore total by multiplying a peak daily rate across the entire 890-day period overstates what is established (~6x the FIR amount), even though the anchor labels it an estimate.

Evidence

• https://www.opindia.com/2026/06/200-crore-alleged-ayodhya-ram-mandir-donation-scam-from-cash-counting-to-sit-probe-all-you-need-to-know/ Documents the real Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation-theft case (FIR filed 25 June 2026, 8 arrested, SIT probe); reports daily theft estimated around ₹5-6 lakh, but the FIR/confirmed figure is roughly ₹7.5 crore, with larger sums (up to ₹200 crore) being unverified media speculation. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.etvbharat.com/hi/state/sit-probe-into-ayodhya-offering-theft-case-extended-15-days-ups26070102551 SIT was given 15 more days to probe; case value cited as about ₹7 crore and the SIT is auditing the last several years — the actual duration and total of the theft are still under investigation, not established as continuous since the temple's opening. ✓ reachable · archived
• https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya/ram-mandir-offering-theft-donation-amount-rises-after-incident-comes-to-light-2026-07-03 Confirms daily trust bank deposits were ₹16-18 lakh before the case surfaced, rising to ₹24-26 lakh after — grounding the ~₹5 lakh/day skimming estimate but not any claim of theft since 23 Jan 2024. ✓ reachable · archived