| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
Before the theft was exposed on 7 June, daily offerings at Ram Mandir averaged ₹16–18 lakh; after 7 June they average ₹22–24 lakh — an average increase of ₹5 lakh per day since the theft stopped.
offerings surge post-exposure
|
crime |
accurate |
72.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
Union minister Nitin Gadkari has given a clean chit to Champat Rai and the entire trust in the offerings theft case.
Gadkari clean chit
|
crime |
inaccurate |
82.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
ABP News has learnt that Champat Rai told close aides that Tinnu Yadav betrayed him and that he will not leave Ayodhya carrying the stigma of the offerings theft.
Champat Rai reaction
|
crime |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
According to sources, the SIT has questioned treasurer Govind Dev Giri, including about missing CCTV footage in the cash counting area and financial lapses found in internal audit.
SIT treasurer questioning
|
crime |
unverifiable |
55.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
Trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri bears even greater responsibility than Champat Rai for the offerings theft, yet his role has not been investigated so far.
treasurer accountability
|
crime |
not checked |
— |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
The accused claim Anil Mishra made the most recruitments at Ram Mandir; he has faced allegations of taking commissions for temple trust jobs, which the SIT is also investigating.
recruitment commission allegations
|
crime |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
According to sources, jailed accused told police that trustee Anil Mishra ran the operation like a syndicate of roughly 100 people, controlling the counting and monitoring of offerings.
Anil Mishra syndicate
|
crime |
accurate |
70.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
Police had to release Avinash Shukla because Champat Rai refused to register an FIR, and on 7 June Champat Rai issued a statement that no offerings theft had occurred at the temple.
Champat Rai FIR refusal
|
crime |
accurate |
70.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
Of the roughly ₹79 lakh of stolen offerings recovered, ₹20 lakh came from Avinash Shukla alone, and on 5 June police detained him first in the theft case.
recovery from Avinash
|
crime |
inaccurate |
80.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
A donation box labelled 'Ram Rajya Kosh' with a QR code was found at a yoga centre inside the Ram Mandir complex, where accused Avinash Shukla lived with his brother Abhishek Shukla.
fake donation box
|
crime |
misleading |
70.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
All arrested accused confessed that the Ram Mandir trust had caught the theft before the police, took back the stolen money, and thus the trust knew about the theft well in advance yet tried to suppress it.
trust cover-up
|
crime |
misleading |
60.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
₹14,25,000 of stolen offerings was recovered from accused Lavkush Mishra and ₹7,32,170 from accused Ramashankar Mishra.
stolen cash recovery
|
crime |
accurate |
90.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
Accused Anukalp Mishra also admitted to theft and embezzlement during counting; ₹16,08,240 was recovered at his instance.
Anukalp Mishra confession
|
crime |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
From accused Avinash Shukla, police recovered ₹39,220 cash, 10,121 US dollars, about 160 grams of silver-like metal, an approximately 8-gram gold-like chain, and a roughly 3.5-gram yellow-metal ring.
recovery from Avinash
|
crime |
inaccurate |
90.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
Accused Avinash Shukla admitted in his arrest papers that theft and embezzlement took place during the counting of offerings at the temple trust.
accused confession
|
crime |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
ABP News has obtained the arrest papers of seven of the eight accused in the Ram Mandir offerings theft, in which police recorded the recovered amounts and the trust's role.
arrest paper evidence
|
crime |
accurate |
76.0% |
| Chitra Tripathi |
2026-07-02 |
The channel possesses firm proof of the entire Ram Mandir trust's complicity in the offerings theft, including written confessions of the accused thieves.
temple trust complicity
|
crime |
misleading |
72.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
The investigation was effectively not taken forward at all after the dummy recreation.
stalled investigation
|
crime |
not checked |
— |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
After the recreation, the dummy was left abandoned in the gorge and not a single member of the police or forensic team came to check where or how far the dummy had fallen, or whether it landed where Ketan's body was recovered.
abandoned dummy trial
|
crime |
unverifiable |
70.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
On 28 June, Pune police took Siya to Lohagad fort for a crime recreation, where a forensic dummy matching Ketan's build and weight was thrown by Siya from the same spot where Ketan was pushed on 18 June.
Lohagad crime recreation
|
crime |
accurate |
85.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
There is apprehension that Siya Goyal may similarly escape conviction due to police negligence.
Siya Goyal case
|
crime |
not checked |
— |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
The government's lawyers are arguing in the Supreme Court that the police documents contained merely a small typing error.
typing error defense
|
crime |
accurate |
92.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta appealed to the Supreme Court on behalf of the government for an immediate hearing, and the Supreme Court has assured an early hearing.
Supreme Court appeal
|
crime |
accurate |
92.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
The court clarified that it is not halting the main investigation or the chargesheet, which will continue.
chargesheet continuation
|
crime |
unverifiable |
50.0% |
| Anjana Om Kashyap |
2026-07-02 |
The High Court dismissed the government's petition seeking the court's intervention under Section 482 of the CrPC.
CrPC 482 petition
|
crime |
unverifiable |
60.0% |