| 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 |
The Ram Mandir Trust knew about the donation theft well in advance and yet continuously tried to suppress the news of it.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
All arrested accused confessed that the Ram Mandir Trust had detected the donation theft before the police did, took the stolen money back from them, and police later recovered the stolen cash and jewellery from the trust's locker.
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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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| Aman Chopra |
2026-07-01 |
A competition or race is going on between Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav over who is the bigger 'Sanatani face'.
Rahul-Akhilesh Sanatani race
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| Aman Chopra |
2026-07-01 |
There is intense discussion/controversy over the timing of this picture.
poster timing controversy
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-07-01 |
The anchor asserts it is no secret that Bhagwant Mann launched the women's cash-transfer scheme with the elections in mind, and calls the Akali Dal's question legitimate — if a woman is on the voter list, why require separate registration instead of transferring money directly.
Punjab cash transfer
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-07-01 |
The anchor opines that Pushkar Singh Dhami's madrasa reform is a good decision that should be viewed positively, as studying maths and science will open higher-education paths for madrasa children.
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-07-01 |
The anchor says opposition leaders who skipped the Ram Mandir consecration are now remembering Ram because of the upcoming UP elections, and predicts Yogi Adityanath will prevail over them on matters of Sanatan and Hindu society.
opposition Ram politics
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| 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.
Champat Rai negligence
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| Rajat Sharma |
2026-07-01 |
The anchor believes Tinnu Yadav was tipped off and got a chance to hide his cash, and predicts further investigation will expose all his money, property and ill-gotten wealth.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
The SIT will advance its investigation over the next 15 days, and a meeting of the temple Trust will be held on July 6 where decisions will be taken.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
There should be a full accounting of the offering thieves, the accused should be strictly interrogated, and no attempt should be made to shield the big fish in this case.
accountability demand
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Ahead of the 2027 assembly elections, this offering theft has pushed the BJP onto the back foot; the opposition is dominating while the BJP appears defensive despite its counterattacks.
2027 UP elections
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
The Ram Mandir has been at the center of UP politics for three decades, and the BJP rose to the peak of power via the Ram Mandir issue.
Ram Mandir politics
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Police suspect the brother-in-law duo stole even more money and hid it in a secret location, which is still being searched for.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
It is alleged that the brother-in-law duo stole offerings extensively, built lavish mansions, and bought land in several places.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
If the money were not stolen, who would hide their own money under cow dung — implying the cash was stolen.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
Lavkush had hidden ₹12 lakh under cow dung, which shows how cunning he is.
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
₹14.25 lakh was recovered from Lavkush Mishra of Milkipur, Ayodhya, accused of stealing temple offerings.
cash recovery Lavkush
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| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-01 |
₹16.82 lakh was recovered from Anukalp Mishra of Rudauli, Ayodhya, accused of stealing temple offerings.
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