| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-26 |
Nihangs are a highly respected traditional warrior order of Sikhism, also known as 'Guru di Ladli Fauj', the Guru's beloved army.
Nihang warrior order
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-26 |
'Nihang' is a Persian word meaning sword or crocodile.
Nihang word origin
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-26 |
After several hours of tension, police officers succeeded in persuading the Nihangs, who then agreed to turn back from the border.
protest de-escalation
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-26 |
The protesters allege that the Uttarakhand police took one-sided action against the four arrested Nihangs.
police bias allegation
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-26 |
There was a prolonged heated argument and repeated scuffling between the Nihangs and police at the border, and the Nihang Sikhs knocked down barricades several times.
police-Nihang clash
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-26 |
The Dehradun administration sealed the Kulhal border and deployed a heavy police force there.
border sealing
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-26 |
A group (jatha) of Nihangs from Punjab and Himachal Pradesh wanted to advance toward Dehradun.
Nihang march to Dehradun
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-06-26 |
Last night, hundreds of Nihang Sikhs staged an aggressive protest at the Kulhal border between Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
Nihang border protest
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
During a Muharram procession in Ujjain's Badnagar area, people hoisted a van with a crane and blew it up amid a crowd; three men — Shoaib, Zahid and Taslim — were arrested, charged under the NSA, and paraded through Badnagar.
Muharram van explosion
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
The SIT has evidence that Anukalp Mishra manipulated bank vouchers, understating the offering amounts and pocketing the excess cash.
voucher manipulation
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
The SIT obtained only 45 days of CCTV footage, with segments missing, meaning cameras were switched off during the counting of offerings while money was looted.
missing CCTV footage
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
The SIT suspects Tinku Yadav stole the most, explaining his rapidly growing property including a 70-room hostel near the airport, where police took him today.
Tinku Yadav property
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
During transport of counted cash to the bank, bundles were packed with 14-15 wads of ₹10 notes instead of 10, and the extra wads were removed en route — this is when most of the theft occurred.
cash transport skimming
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
Champat Rai had handed most of the temple management responsibility to Tinku Yadav, including supervision of the 40 donation boxes in the temple complex and custody of the keys to the cash boxes.
keys handed to Tinku Yadav
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
Of those arrested, only Tinku Yadav and Subhash Srivastava were trust employees; the rest of the looters were on SBI's payroll.
SBI payroll looters
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
A chain of recommendations placed one offering-thief after another into temple jobs (Tinku Yadav → Ravi Mishra → Anukalp Mishra → Lavkush Mishra) with no background verification by anyone.
unverified recommendation hiring
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
The counting of offerings was the State Bank of India's responsibility and only SBI personnel should have been deployed, but Anil Mishra and Champat Rai placed their own close associates in this work.
SBI counting protocol breach
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
News of Ram Mandir trustee Anil Mishra's resignation came today; he was primarily responsible for the counting of offerings.
Anil Mishra resignation
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
Yogi Adityanath today assured devotees that those who committed sin in Ram's work will not be spared, no matter how high their position.
Yogi accountability pledge
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
The court today sent all eight accused to jail, and police will file an application on Monday to take them on remand.
court remand proceedings
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
The SIT found that Champat Rai tried to suppress the matter and hide the truth.
cover-up allegation
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
According to the SIT, Champat Rai was the first to learn of the theft, personally recovered stolen money from the thieves' homes, but did not file an FIR despite repeated police advice.
FIR suppression
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
All eight people arrested for looting temple offerings are close associates of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, and were placed in the offering-counting work on their recommendation.
nepotistic temple hiring
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-06-26 |
The SIT's preliminary investigation has found Champat Rai and Anil Mishra also culpable in the Ram Mandir theft case.
Ram Mandir theft probe
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| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-06-25 |
Rhetorical question: if the alleged video insulting the Sikh Gurus was really fake, why was there a need to get a forged report made from an illegal lab?
why forge report
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