| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The person who was responsible for safeguarding the (Ram Mandir) donation funds has disappeared from public view and is not coming forward.
Ram Mandir donation funds
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The anchor recounts personally witnessing devotees, including poor women, donating gold bangles, silver anklets, cash, and even rice at the Ram temple out of devotion.
devotees' offerings
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The anchor opines that the Ram Mandir Trust's existing structure does not appear to be working and its future form is now in question.
trust restructuring
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The Samajwadi Party intends to use the donation theft as a political weapon for the 2027 elections, with Akhilesh Yadav saying the BJP will get neither donations nor votes this time.
SP 2027 strategy
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The anchor mocks the opposition, saying the Congress's sudden display of love for Lord Ram over this issue is a political spectacle.
Congress Ram politics
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
Congress leader KC Venugopal has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a Supreme Court-monitored investigation, alleging the SIT probe is a sham and that big people are being shielded.
Congress probe demand
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The SIT visited the Ram temple again today and began its investigation afresh.
SIT probe
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
Neither the SIT nor the police have been able to determine the total amount stolen, because much of the donation was anonymous (gupt daan) with no written record or receipts.
unrecorded anonymous donations
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The trust meeting will be held with 12 members because two members have already resigned.
trust meeting composition
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
Even if Champat Rai steps down as general secretary, he can remain a member of the trust, because under the rules the post and the membership are separate.
trust membership rules
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
According to sources, under the trust's bylaws a two-thirds majority is required to accept the resignations.
trust bylaws
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will meet on 6 July to decide whether to accept the resignations of general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Dr. Anil Mishra.
trust resignation decision
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The Faizabad Bar Association has filed a written complaint at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi police station seeking an FIR against Champat Rai, Anil Mishra, and Gopal Rao over large-scale theft of cash and valuables from the trust's donation boxes.
FIR against trustees
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
Champat Rai claims Tinnu Yadav betrayed him, but the anchor asserts nobody finds this claim convincing since the breach of devotees' trust happened on his watch.
Champat Rai accountability
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) will enter the case because of the financial irregularities involved.
ED investigation
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
According to the police report, a large portion of the stolen money was squandered during the Mahakumbh.
stolen money spending
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
Lavkush Mishra inducted his brother-in-law Anukalp into the group that carried out the donation theft.
accomplice recruitment
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The investigation found that Lavkush Mishra showed the registry value of land worth ₹5 lakh as approximately ₹8,80,000.
inflated registry value
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
On 16 October 2025, Lavkush Mishra purchased land worth ₹25 lakh in his wife Supriya's name and then began constructing a building on it.
suspicious land purchase
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
Lavkush Mishra was employed to count temple offerings at a salary of ₹12,000 to ₹15,000 per month.
accused's salary
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
Lavkush Mishra, who counted the offerings at the Ram temple, previously worked as a car mechanic.
accused's background
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
Police have already recovered ₹1,25,000 in cash from Lavkush Mishra's house.
stolen cash recovery
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The land the house is being built on is in the name of Lavkush Mishra's wife Supriya; the Ayodhya Development Authority has given her one week to respond, failing which bulldozer action will be taken.
bulldozer action threat
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The Ayodhya Development Authority has pasted a notice on Lavkush Mishra's under-construction building stating it is being built without following regulations.
illegal construction notice
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-03 |
The administration has begun action on four fronts against the donation theft, including raids and recovery of stolen money following the arrests of eight accused.
donation theft crackdown
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