| 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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| Aman Chopra |
2026-06-29 |
Theft occurred in the Ram Mandir 70 times in 40 days, according to the figure the anchor cites while attacking those raising it.
temple theft frequency
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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 |
The Supreme Court has declined an early hearing on the offering theft case and given a date of July 13.
Supreme Court hearing
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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 |
The remand was not sought so that the accused would not name the big fish of the offering theft during interrogation; the investigation is being kept limited to eight small thieves to shield senior trust officials.
cover-up allegation
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Police arrested all eight accused late on the night of June 28, produced them in court on Friday, and did not seek remand.
no remand sought
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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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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
On June 5 police picked up Avinash Shukla from his home with cash recovered, but the Ram Mandir Trust filed no complaint, police registered no FIR, and he was released; now the same Avinash Shukla is accused number one in the FIR.
delayed FIR
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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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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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accurate |
80.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Police did not seek remand of the eight arrested thieves from the court, so the court sent all eight accused to judicial custody until July 13.
police remand lapse
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crime |
accurate |
90.0% |
| 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 |
A new revelation shows accused Avinash Shukla stole from the temple offerings on 5 June, CCTV footage reached the police, and police recovered ₹5 lakh in cash from his house — yet no FIR was registered at the time.
police inaction on theft
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
The theft of temple offerings was organized, and the stolen money was used to buy land, shops, expensive cars and expensive phones.
Ram temple donation theft
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-29 |
Lavkush Mishra's brother-in-law Anukalp Mishra worked for the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, and their close relative Anil Mishra is one of the trust's 15 members.
temple trust nepotism
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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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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-29 |
Police still have to determine whether anyone besides Siya and Chetan was involved in the conspiracy.
wider conspiracy probe
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