| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Six housekeeping (cleaning) staff members at the Ram Mandir were assigned to count the offerings, and police have arrested all six of them.
staff arrests
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The roughly ₹81 lakh was not recovered through independent police discovery; the accused themselves told police where they had hidden the money.
recovery method
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Approximately ₹18 lakh was recovered from accused Karunesh Pandey and about ₹14 lakh from accused Lavkush Mishra.
cash recovery
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Accused Tinnu Yadav had hidden money in a tin box — notes stuffed in a steel tank in a hostel room — from which cash was recovered.
hidden cash
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Approximately ₹20.39 lakh was recovered from the first accused, Avinash Shukla.
cash recovery
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
There are a total of seven accused in the case, one of them unidentified, and a total of approximately ₹80.85 lakh has been recovered from them so far.
accused and recovery
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav has claimed hundreds of crores of rupees of offerings were stolen, but the channel's own sources say such a large amount is false.
theft amount claim
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The police and SIT do not yet know the total number of accused in the donation theft case, nor do they have even a rough estimate of the total amount stolen.
investigation gaps
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Champat Rai's driver moved around freely anywhere in the temple premises whenever he wished.
driver access
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Champat Rai told police that accused Tinnu Yadav was an acquaintance but had no unlimited or official powers.
Tinnu Yadav ties
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Champat Rai told police that staff engaged in counting the hundi offerings were appointed by the bank through an outsourced agency, and that rotating their shifts was the bank's responsibility, not the trust's.
outsourced counting staff
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
In his answers to police, Champat Rai said donation information was shared at trust meetings but not the details of every transaction.
donation record keeping
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crime |
unverifiable |
45.0% |
| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Champat Rai is on the Ayodhya police's radar and has been subjected to extensive police questioning in the donation theft case.
Champat Rai questioning
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crime |
accurate |
80.0% |
| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The security company provides housekeeping, security and cash logistics services across eight states.
security company operations
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The company's Ayodhya branch chief manager recommended all 22 workers in writing, after which the agency recruited them without any verification and sent them to the Ram Mandir.
unverified recruitment
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The arrested cleaning staff belonged to Sainik Security Services Private Limited of Varanasi, which had sent 22 people to the Ram Mandir for housekeeping services.
outsourcing agency staffing
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Six housekeeping (cleaning) staff at the Ram Mandir were assigned to count donations despite having no experience, and police have arrested all six of them.
untrained donation counters
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
The roughly Rs 81 lakh was not discovered independently by police; the accused themselves told police where they had hidden the money.
police investigation quality
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crime |
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
About Rs 18 lakh was recovered from accused Karunesh Pandey and about Rs 14 lakh from Lavkush Mishra.
cash recovery accused
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Accused Tinnu Yadav hid money in a tin box, with currency notes stuffed in a steel tank in a hostel room, which took police time to find.
hidden cash concealment
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Rs 20 lakh 39 thousand was recovered from the first accused, Avinash Shukla.
cash recovery Shukla
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
A total of Rs 80,85,000 (about Rs 81 lakh) has been recovered so far from the accused.
recovered amount
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
There are a total of seven accused in the donation theft case, one of whom is unidentified.
accused count
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Police and the SIT do not yet know the total number of accused in the case, nor even a rough estimate of the total amount of donation money stolen.
investigation gaps
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| Rubika Liyaquat |
2026-07-02 |
Sacks full of stolen donation money are being recovered from the homes of the accused.
stolen cash recovery
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