Claim
The theft method involved separating ₹500 notes during counting, inserting extra notes into bundles of 100, and stealing those extra notes since vouchers only recorded the number of bundles, not their exact value.
“होता यह था कि चढ़ावे की गिनती के दौरान 500 के नोटों को अलग कर दिया जाता था... आरोप है कि इन गड्डियों में एक्स्ट्रा नोट्स डाल दिए जाते थे... इसी बात का फायदा उठाकर ये चढ़ावा चोर एक्स्ट्रा नोट 500 की गड्डियों से चुरा लिया करते थे”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Central assertion matches the SIT-described method: ₹500 notes separated during counting, extra notes inserted into bundles, and theft enabled because vouchers recorded the number of bundles rather than exact note-by-note value.
Evidence
- https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/how-cash-and-jewellery-were-allegedly-stolen-at-ram-temple-sit-reveals-entire-modus-operandi-explained-2026-06-26-1046238 SIT modus operandi: ₹500 notes targeted, extra notes inserted into bundles during counting, and vouchers generated on bundle counts (bank counted bundles, not individual notes), with excess notes removed before deposit. pending audit