| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
According to sources, the SIT has questioned treasurer Govind Devgiri, asking direct questions about lapses in offering management and oversight.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Govind Devgiri has maintained silence on the offering theft because he knows speaking up would force him to answer these questions.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Govind Devgiri's signature is on the press release confirming the resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
The resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra were inevitable because they had no way left to defend themselves.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
The role of treasurer Govind Devgiri has so far not been investigated in the offering theft case.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
As treasurer, Govind Devgiri holds the primary responsibility for managing offerings, counting the offering money, and auditing it.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Ram Mandir Trust treasurer Govind Devgiri bears even greater responsibility for the offering theft than Champat Rai does.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Champat Rai and Anil Mishra are already on the SIT's radar in the theft case.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
This show (Janhit) had previously aired evidence and testimonies of Champat Rai's suspicious role in the Ram Mandir offering theft.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Accused Lavkush Mishra had hidden ₹12 lakh under cow dung, and the brother-in-law duo of Lavkush and Anukalp Mishra allegedly stole heavily from donations, built lavish mansions, and bought land in several places.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
According to sources, the SIT has questioned treasurer Govind Devgiri, including about why CCTV footage from the cash counting area was missing and about financial irregularities found in the internal audit.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Trust treasurer Govind Devgiri bears even greater responsibility than Champat Rai for the donation theft, since as treasurer the primary responsibility for donation management and auditing is his.
treasurer responsibility
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
The accused claimed most recruitments at Ram Mandir were made by Anil Mishra, who also faces allegations of taking commissions for temple-trust jobs, which the SIT is investigating.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
According to sources, jailed accused told police that trustee Anil Mishra ran the operation like a syndicate of about 100 people, with full control over donation counting and its monitoring system.
Anil Mishra syndicate
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Champat Rai had the stolen money and goods recovered from all eight accused deposited back into the trust, and then on 7 June issued a statement that no donation theft had occurred at the temple.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Police first detained Avinash Shukla on 5 June in the donation theft case but had to release him because Champat Rai refused to have an FIR registered.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
A donation box labelled 'Ram Rajya Kosh' with a QR code was found at a yoga centre where Avinash Shukla lived with his brother; of the roughly ₹79 lakh in stolen donations recovered overall, ₹20 lakh came from Avinash Shukla alone.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Recoveries from other accused were: ₹1,25,000 from Lavkush Mishra, ₹7,32,170 from Ramashankar Mishra, ₹18,763 from Karunesh Pandey, and only ₹1 lakh from Ramshankar Yadav alias Tinnu.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Accused Anukalp Mishra admitted to theft and embezzlement during money counting at the temple trust, and ₹16,08,240 was recovered on his identification.
Anukalp Mishra confession
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
From accused Avinash Shukla, police recovered ₹39,220 in cash, 10,121 US dollars from donations, 160 grams of silver-like metal, an approximately 8-gram gold-like chain, and a roughly 3.5-gram yellow-metal ring.
cash recovery Avinash
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Accused Avinash Shukla admitted in his arrest papers that theft and embezzlement occurred during the counting of donation money at the temple trust.
Avinash Shukla confession
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crime |
accurate |
75.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
The documents shown are the arrest papers of seven of the eight accused arrested in the donation theft case.
accused arrests
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crime |
unverifiable |
50.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
ABP News was the first to make revelations holding Champat Rai responsible in the donation theft case.
Champat Rai accountability
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communal religion |
unverifiable |
55.0% |
| Rajat Sharma |
2026-07-01 |
The Calcutta High Court has expressed strong displeasure over eggs being thrown at Trinamool Congress leaders and ordered FIRs against perpetrators, yet the incidents continue — TMC MP Mahua Moitra was pelted with eggs in Nadia today.
egg attacks on TMC
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crime |
misleading |
75.0% |
| Rajat Sharma |
2026-07-01 |
The anchor argues that the theft could have been stopped in January had Champat Rai acted, that in such a position being deceived and concealing others' sins is itself culpable, and that the entire mess resulted from Champat Rai's negligence.
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