Overview
- Police have formed a Special Investigation Team, filed multiple FIRs and arrested suspects as the inquiry moves from initial raids to forensic and financial lines of inquiry.
- Officers said Saturday that accused Avinash Shukla broke down and admitted repeated thefts after being shown 45 days of recovered CCTV footage, and investigators report attempts by suspects to tamper with recordings.
- A court has allowed police to question five jailed suspects named by investigators, who say they will record statements in jail and may seek further remand if needed.
- Forensic accountants have flagged a jump in daily bank credits from about ₹16–18 lakh to ₹24–26 lakh after the case surfaced, leading police to question bank staff, seize transaction files and seek Mint records to check if jewellery was melted into bullion.
- Temple management has tightened counting and entry rules, introducing a dress code, bans on phones and cameras and new double-check procedures while investigators trace assets such as a Brezza car and a village house linked to the accused.