Badrinath Temple Theft: SIT submitted 18 page report in the case of theft of offerings in Badrinath Dham.

Badrinath Temple Theft Case SIT Submits Report: A case of rigging has come to light during the counting of cash offerings in Shri Badrinath Dham temple on July 2. The four-member team formed to investigate this matter has completely completed its work. The team has officially submitted its detailed investigation report to the CEO of the temple. In this 18-page report, the details of the entire incident have been given in great detail and detail.

It has been made a big claim in the investigation report that the accused has stolen the offerings several times. The temple committee has taken strict administrative action to maintain discipline on July 7. Personal Assistant Pramod Nautiyal posted in the Speaker’s office has been suspended with immediate effect. The committee had already constituted a special team for an impartial investigation.

CCTV footage revealed

According to sources, the investigation team has been able to get CCTV footage only 14 days before July 2. Due to the poor quality of the old camera, its storage capacity is only 15 days. In the footage of July 2, the alleged accused is clearly visible embezzling money. Some parts of the footage from 14 days ago have also been found by the investigation team to be very important for their investigation.

Important tips to increase security

In this report of SIT, many important suggestions have been given to prevent such incidents in future. In the investigation report, the committee has completely clarified the methods of theft and security flaws. The team has strongly suggested immediate installation of more CCTV cameras in the donation counting room. Along with this, all the blind spots on the parikrama path of the temple have been asked to be equipped with CCTV.

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Show cause notice and suspension

Prima facie allegations of serious irregularities in the discharge of his official responsibilities had come to light against Pramod Nautiyal. After these serious allegations, a show cause notice was issued to him on July 3, 2026 and an explanation was sought. The clarifications received during the investigation and the preliminary report of the Committee were examined very closely. In this trial, all the allegations leveled against Pramod Nautiyal were prima facie found to be completely true.