Overview
- A state Special Investigation Team reported lapses in donation procedures that investigators say allowed systematic pilfering during counting and storage of offerings.
- Following the SIT report, police registered an FIR and arrested eight temple cash‑handling staff, with roughly ₹79,85,493 and some foreign currency seized from the accused.
- The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust confirmed it has received resignations from General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra, which the Trust will consider at its next meeting.
- Police carried out searches of the accused’s homes and widened inquiries after reports that informal action may have taken place earlier in June without a formal FIR being filed.
- The case has sharpened political demands for higher‑level accountability and for professional, tighter governance of temple donations, including proposals for a full‑time CEO and stricter SOPs such as pocketless uniforms, frisking and longer CCTV retention.