A Special Investigation Team (SIT) is actively probing alleged misappropriation of donation funds at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, with reports indicating that Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra general secretary Champat Rai is also under scrutiny, alongside suspicion of theft of offerings and deletion of crucial CCTV footage. The SIT has reportedly found evidence of financial irregularities and is considering both negligence and conspiracy, with an FIR potentially being lodged against Tinnu Yadav, an aide to Champat Rai, and investigations also focusing on Trust official Anil Mishra and construction assistant Gopal Rao. Over the past six days, approximately 150 people have been questioned, revealing potential negligence or involvement of 20-25 management personnel, including three trust officials, and employees from SBI and TCS, while the ongoing controversy has significantly impacted daily donations, reducing them from an average of ₹8-12 lakh to ₹1 lakh per day.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) is actively probing alleged misappropriation of donation funds at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, with reports indicating that Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra general secretary Champat Rai is also under scrutiny, alongside suspicion of theft of offerings and deletion of crucial CCTV footage. The SIT has reportedly found evidence of financial irregularities and is considering both negligence and conspiracy, with an FIR potentially being lodged against Tinnu Yadav, an aide to Champat Rai, and investigations also focusing on Trust official Anil Mishra and construction assistant Gopal Rao. Over the past six days, approximately 150 people have been questioned, revealing potential negligence or involvement of 20-25 management personnel, including three trust officials, and employees from SBI and TCS, while the ongoing controversy has significantly impacted daily donations, reducing them from an average of ₹8-12 lakh to ₹1 lakh per day.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) is actively probing alleged misappropriation of donation funds at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, with reports indicating that Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra general secretary Champat Rai is also under scrutiny, alongside suspicion of theft of offerings and deletion of crucial CCTV footage. The SIT has reportedly found evidence of financial irregularities and is considering both negligence and conspiracy, with an FIR potentially being lodged against Tinnu Yadav, an aide to Champat Rai, and investigations also focusing on Trust official Anil Mishra and construction assistant Gopal Rao. Over the past six days, approximately 150 people have been questioned, revealing potential negligence or involvement of 20-25 management personnel, including three trust officials, and employees from SBI and TCS, while the ongoing controversy has significantly impacted daily donations, reducing them from an average of ₹8-12 lakh to ₹1 lakh per day.

As the Special Investigation Team probe into the alleged misappropriation of donation  funds at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya continues, reports state that Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra general secretary Champat Rai is also under the radar. The  SIT has also found crucial evidence regarding the alleged theft of offerings to the Ram Temple.

According to local media reports, the SIT team has found evidence that suggests  irregularities in the donation amount. They suspect some CCTV footage has also been deleted, further deepening the investigation. The team has so far considered both negligence and a possible conspiracy.

While the role of certain Garana workers and bank employees is under suspicion, reports hint that an FIR is likely to be lodged against Tinnu Yadav, aide to Champat Rai. Besides Yadav, the SIT is also probing the alleged role of  Trust official Anil Mishra and construction assistant Gopal Rao.

The SIT has questioned about 150 people in six days. The negligence or involvement of 20-25 people of the management, including three officials of the trust, has come to light.  6 employees of SBI and 6 employees of TCS were questioned.

Meanwhile, the controversy has caused a fall in contributions, according to a report that appeared in Dainik Bhaskar. Earlier, donation boxes at the temple used to receive ₹8 lakh  to ₹12 lakh a day, which has now dwindled to ₹1 lakh a day, the report added.

Following the SIT investigation, the trust has tightened surveillance and strengthened the process of counting donations and depositing them in banks.

Accounts presented at the trust meeting on March 21, 2026, showed that between April 2025 and February 2026, the temple received ₹82 crore in donations. The average worked out to ₹7.45 crore a month and nearly ₹24 lakh a day, the report added.

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