Theft started with Rs 500, this is how people became owners of crores from the offerings made in Ram temple.

The theft of offerings made by Ram devotees in the Ram temple of Ayodhya has shocked the entire country. The revelations made in the investigation are extremely shocking. Initial investigation revealed that this big scam started in March 2025, when the accused were employed in the trust. He took to the path of theft after just 2-3 months of employment. Initially, these accused used to go out of the temple with only one or two notes of Rs 500 in their pockets, but as their confidence increased, they started passing bundles of 10 notes each.

Used to carry cash hidden in clothes and socks

These vicious accused had found such a method of theft by which they could escape from the eyes of CCTV. According to police investigation, the accused used to take out the notes by hiding them in their clothes and socks. Due to fear of heavy checking outside the temple premises, they would first take the cash to the toilet and then slowly transport it to safe places outside. During interrogation, the accused have confessed that till now they have stolen around Rs 2 to 3 crores. He has used this black money to buy property outside Ayodhya and create properties in the name of his family members.

Party and partition used to take place in the forest

The matter was not limited to theft only, but the accused also enjoyed this black money. It has been revealed that these accused used to have parties with the stolen money in the forests located on 14 Kosi Parikrama Marg and the looted amount was distributed there. They also revealed that often there was no one in the control room to monitor the counting room, taking advantage of which they used to carry out their activities. Police have so far recovered about Rs 89 lakh in cash and jewelery in this case.

Statements of 60 people recorded, more are still under investigation

SIT and police are tightening their grip on this financial theft in Ram Mandir Trust. So far, statements of more than 60 people have been recorded, including trust members, bank employees, security personnel and cash counters. Police have already taken the statement of Champat Rai, while senior people like Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao will also be interrogated soon. Police have sought remand of the main accused so that the remaining faces of this network can also be exposed. The most shameful thing is that these employees, who were getting a nominal salary of Rs 18-20 thousand, had made wealth worth lakhs in just a few months. Now the SIT team is waiting for the statements of 140 other people, who will connect the links of this entire case.