Overview
- A state Special Investigation Team formed in mid-June produced a preliminary report that led to an FIR on June 25 and the arrest of eight people tied to the temple cash‑counting operation.
- Police have seized approximately ₹79,85,493 from the accused and say they recovered deleted CCTV footage that allegedly shows staff concealing notes during removal from the shrine.
- The Trust met on Monday and accepted the resignations of general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra while naming interim managers under competing reports about permanent successors.
- Investigators have widened the probe and secured a 15‑day extension for a re‑audit that will examine past accounts, bank transactions and valuables such as gold and silver offerings.
- The episode has intensified calls for transparency, including a parliamentary MP’s letter urging RTI coverage, and has produced sharp political attacks that may push formal oversight or legal review of temple bodies.