| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-30 |
Several prominent names are emerging as accused in the theft of temple offerings (chadhava).
temple offering theft
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crime |
misleading |
72.0% |
| Navika Kumar |
2026-06-29 |
Champat Rai had the evidence — trust representatives went to the accused's house, took back Rs 58 lakh, and then pretended nothing had ever happened.
Champat Rai cover-up
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| Navika Kumar |
2026-06-29 |
The bar association wants an FIR and action against trust functionaries Champat Rai, Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao though none is named as accused, demands they leave Ayodhya within three days, and warns of a blockade otherwise.
lawyers' demands
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crime |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Navika Kumar |
2026-06-29 |
The spotlight is now firmly on Champat Rai, who has not spoken or given a public explanation, and he may evade legal accountability with just a resignation.
Champat Rai accountability
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| Navika Kumar |
2026-06-29 |
On the 7th of June, a statement from Champat Rai said the ongoing internal audit had revealed nothing noteworthy, even after Rs 58 lakh had been recovered and bank transfers made.
trust audit denial
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crime |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Navika Kumar |
2026-06-29 |
Sources tell Times Now that trust general secretary Champat Rai first received information about the suspected donation theft on the 3rd or 4th of June.
trust cover-up timeline
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crime |
accurate |
60.0% |
| Navika Kumar |
2026-06-29 |
A day after sweeping raids across their homes, all eight accused in the Ram temple donation theft case have been sent to 14 days of judicial custody.
donation theft arrests
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crime |
accurate |
95.0% |
| Aman Chopra |
2026-06-29 |
Nothing has been proven so far that Champat Rai personally committed theft, dacoity or a scam; if it happened under his watch, that may amount to negligence.
Champat Rai culpability
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| Aman Chopra |
2026-06-29 |
The donation-theft scandal did happen and is being acknowledged: resignations took place, an SIT was formed, and eight arrests were made.
theft investigation actions
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
India's cyber security agency CERT-In has issued an advisory that hackers are targeting WhatsApp Web users by hacking a contact's number and sending a VBS file from it; opening the file gives hackers access to all the data on the device.
WhatsApp hacking advisory
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Chetan rode a scooter about 90 km to Lohagad fort to avoid leaving a trail at toll plazas, and entered the fort wearing a hoodie in over 30-degree heat.
evidence evasion tactics
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
According to police, Siya took ₹1 crore from Ketan in the name of wedding shopping and gave all of it to her lover Chetan Chaudhary instead of shopping.
wedding money fraud
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Pune's Maval court has extended the police custody of Siya Goyal and Chetan Chaudhary until July 3; the two were arrested on June 23.
Siya Chetan custody
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Ayodhya lawyers have decided that no lawyer will represent the offering-theft accused, any lawyer who does will be fined ₹5 lakh, and the Bar Association has given an ultimatum that Champat Rai and Anil Mishra must leave Ayodhya within 3 days.
lawyers boycott accused
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Tinnu Yadav is Champat Rai's former driver and was so trusted that Champat Rai handed him the keys to the donation boxes, which police have recovered from Tinnu.
donation box keys
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crime |
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Anukalp Mishra was poor before getting the Ram Mandir job, but while counting offerings he built a sizeable house in Ayodhya's Kaushalpuri.
accused's illicit wealth
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crime |
accurate |
68.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Accused Anukalp Mishra was responsible for counting cash in the counting room, played the main role in covering and tampering with CCTV cameras, and hid stolen offerings in the bathroom.
temple offering theft
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crime |
accurate |
80.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
An RTI-backed investigation found that instead of simple residential houses, officials built 6-to-12-room bungalows intended for commercial use as homestays or guest houses rented to tourists.
officials' illegal bungalows
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governance economy |
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
On Sunday, five bungalows in the Gurudeshwar area of Gujarat's Narmada district, about 1 km from the Statue of Unity, were demolished by bulldozers; they were allegedly built in violation of rules on cheap government plots allotted to 13 senior government officials.
officials' illegal bungalows
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
During interrogation, Siya Goyal's brother Sahil Goyal told police that Ketan Agrawal wore a wig and that Siya disliked this.
Pune fiancé murder
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Police revealed that on 18 June, when Siya and Chetan pushed Ketan into a ditch at Lohagad fort, Siya herself had gestured to Ketan to sit down at the edge.
Pune fiancé murder
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
According to police sources, Siya and Chetan are now blaming each other for the murder, each claiming innocence and calling the other the main conspirator.
Pune fiancé murder
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
In the Pune case, 20-year-old Siya Goyal, together with her 22-year-old boyfriend Chetan Chaudhary, murdered her 26-year-old fiancé Ketan Agrawal.
Pune fiancé murder
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Land records show the plot's mutation (dakhil-kharij) was finalized on 6 March 2026 in the name of Supriya Mishra, wife of Lavkush Mishra.
Ram temple donation theft
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Lavkush Mishra, who counted donation-box offerings at the Ram temple, bought land worth about ₹8,80,000 in the name of his wife Supriya Mishra, allegedly using money stolen from temple offerings.
Ram temple donation theft
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