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Ram temple donation theft case

Ram temple donation theft case

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UP govt reconstitutes SIT in Ram temple donation ‘theft’ case after Supreme Court order

People familiar with the matter said the newly constituted SIT is expected to submit its first progress report before the apex court on July 27.

Supreme Court Directs IPS-Led Overhaul Of Ayodhya Ram Temple Donation Theft Probe As Uttar Pradesh Reconstitutes SIT

Ram Temple Donation Theft Case: Ayodhya Police Move To Attach Land Allegedly Bought With Suspected Stolen Funds

'Appoint Chartered Accountant To Ram Temple SIT': Top Court To UP Government

The UP administration has inducted three IPS officers into the probe team.

Include independent auditor in SIT probing Ram Temple donation theft, Supreme Court tells Uttar Pradesh

The Supreme Court asked the State government to include a forensic auditor as the fifth member of the SIT, which will submit its first status report within two weeks

Supreme Court says Ram temple donation case must have 'speedy, qualitative, impartial probe' in timely manner

The development comes a week after the top court cautioned all parties against politicising the controversy.

Ram Temple Donation Theft Case: “I Knew About It & Recovered ₹81 Lakh From Accused,” Champat Rai To SIT

Watch: Saffron-clad Pappu Yadav, oppn stage Ram Temple donation theft skit in Parliament

Opposition MPs staged a symbolic protest in Parliament over alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement. They also demanded Union Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation regarding NEET-UG student protests. Independent MP Pappu Yadav enacted a priest pocketing donations in a street play performance. Rahul Gandhi and other leaders participated in the demonstration.

'Chanda chor, gaddi chhod': Rahul plays cameo in Pappu Yadav's skit on Ram Temple theft in Parliament premises | Watch

Dressed in saffron robes and carrying a photograph of Lord Ram, Purnia MP Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, played the role of a temple priest.

Dressed In Saffron, Pappu Yadav Enacts Donation Theft, Rahul Gandhi Joins

Pappu Yadav at the Parliament gate

Opposition brings street theatre to Parliament to target BJP over Ram Mandir row

Opposition brings street theatre to Parliament to target BJP over Ram Mandir row

Ram Mandir trust tightens donation surveillance amid theft probe

Ram Mandir trust tightens donation surveillance amid theft probe

Rajya Sabha adjourned amid protests over Ram Temple donation scam

Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan declines the Congress’s demand to allow Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge to speak immediately, saying the party was still in “Emergency mode”

Opposition enacts Ram Temple theft in Parliament, BJP seeks action

The INDIA bloc MPs demanded Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation and questioned his absence from House proceedings

‘Attack on Hindu society’: Poonawalla slams Rahul Gandhi over Ram Temple theft skit in Parliament

He claimed the parties involved had "faith only in vote-bank politics" and not in Lord Ram.

360-degree cameras, 8-member monitoring team: Ram temple trust starts videography of donations

Every stage of donation, from collection boxes inside the temple to the counting room, will be videographed, according to a senior Ram Temple trust official.

Ram Temple skit row: Seers file complaints against Rahul, Akhilesh, Pappu Yadav

Seers and lawyers filed police complaints in Varanasi against Pappu Yadav and opposition leaders. They alleged their religious sentiments were hurt by a protest enacted in Parliament. The opposition leaders staged a symbolic protest over alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement. This protest occurred after allegations of financial irregularities surfaced regarding temple donations. Legal action has been sought against the opposition leaders involved in the demonstration.

Ram Temple donation theft: Congress demands Supreme Court-monitored probe

Senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari alleges that the Ram Temple Donation scam, currently being investigated by the Uttar Pradesh Police, is not the first instance of embezzlement here, claiming the BJP has been pilfering devotees’ donations for years

RSS veteran relieved of Ram Mandir trust duties amid donation theft row

RSS veteran relieved of Ram Mandir trust duties amid donation theft row

Opposition MPs Hold Protest Against Ram Temple Donation Theft In Parliament

Opposition stages protest over alleged theft of donations at Ram temple

UP Monsoon Session: Opposition Raises Ram Temple Donation Theft Allegations, BJP Hits Back

Ram temple trust reviews gold, silver in bank locker amid donation theft probe

Ram temple trust reviews gold, silver in bank locker amid donation theft probe

'Sadhu-saint not involved': CM Yogi on Ram Mandir donation theft case

Addressing reporters, CM Yogi said said the initial SIT report had not found any involvement of religious figures in the alleged theft of offerings made at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. "No involvement of any sadhu-saint was found in the SIT's initial report in the case related to the alleged embezzlement of offerings (chadhava) at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple," he said.

Ram Mandir Donation Controversy Turns Political Flashpoint; CM Yogi Adityanath Targets Opposition Over Allegations

‘No sadhu involved’: Yogi cites SIT report in Ram Temple donation theft case as Oppn demands debate in Parliament

Yogi's remarks came amid a political row over the alleged donation theft, which has triggered protests inside the Parliament.

Champat Rai visits Ayodhya temple in first public appearance since donation row

Since the controversy erupted, Rai remained largely confined to Teerth Kshetra Bhawan, a three-storey building located 200 metres from the temple complex.

Opposition seeks debate on Ram temple theft, police action

Mallikarjun Kharge says the government “seems panicked” and the “truth will come out” if there is a debate on the Ram Mandir issue and police brutality against students

Explained | What is the Ram Temple embezzlement case

The FIR alleges a coordinated theft operation involving these temple personnel and cash-counting staff systematically pilfered cash from donation boxes and hid temple valuables during the counting and sorting phases

Those who stole ‘Ram Dhan’ won’t be allowed by Lord Ram to win polls, says Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of shielding the "real culprits" in the alleged theft of temple offerings while sending lower-level employees to jail

UP Assembly Adjourned Sine Die Amid Ram Mandir Donation Case Row; Bills Passed Without Discussion | VIDEO

'Opposition is anti-Lord Ram': Kiren Rijiju attacks Congress, SP over Ram Temple donation row protest

Kiren Rijiju alleged that the Opposition had earlier protested against the construction of the Ram Temple and was now repeating the same stand.

Ram Temple donation theft probe advances

Ayodhya: The investigation team in charge of the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya has completed probing various aspects of the case, Senior Superintendent of Police of Ayodhya Gaurav Grover said.The probe has to be completed in 90 days and the chargesheet has to be filed in court by the end of next month, the SSP said.Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Grover said the SIT is not conducting any separate investigation and is coordinating in the police investigation in the role of a high-level probe adviser. The chairman of the SIT is Lucknow IGP Kiran S who has five

PM must come to House and reply on Ram Mandir donation theft case: Kharge

CPI(M) accuses Beypore police of removing flex boards on Ayodhya temple theft

By removing the flex boards, the police under the United Democratic Front government had shown its subservience to the Sangh Parivar, says CPI(M) Feroke area committee secretary

Why distance from ‘crime scene’ matters in criminal law

A Prayagraj court’s summons to Independent MP Pappu Yadav for his skit at Parliament complex over the alleged theft of donations at Ram Temple raises the question of territorial jurisdiction

Ram temple donation row: SC urged to adjourn hearing on pleas due to unavailability of SG

Ram temple donation row: SC urged to adjourn hearing on pleas due to unavailability of SG

People very close to PM have stolen from Ram Temple: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged that people close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi have stolen money from the Ram Temple. Gandhi made the remarks while addressing allegations of financial irregularities linked to the construction of the Ram Temple.

Ayodhya Ram Temple Tightens Donation Security, CCTV Footage To Be Kept For 180 Days

Ram Temple donations row: SC asks SIT to conclude probe expeditiously, file status report

Ram Temple donations row: SC asks SIT to conclude probe expeditiously, file status report

SC rejects plea to link Ayodhya donation probe with Ramjanmabhoomi title dispute

The Supreme Court said the SIT was answerable and accountable to it and would submit its status report directly to the Supreme Court

Allahabad High Court criticises U.P. government for taking over ‘Sugriv Kila’ temple land for Ram temple development without paying dues

The conduct of the respondents-Authorities cannot be termed to be fair, proper or reasonable because of the simple reason that apparently the authorities have fooled the petitioner, said the Allahabad High Court

Ex-Ram Temple official Champat Rai gets clean chit in donation theft case weeks after resignation

Another accused, a former member of the trust, Anil Mishra was also found not guilty in the matter.

Ram Temple donation row: UP SIT flags ‘gross lapses’; clears Rai and Mishra in fund diversion

The UP SIT report criticised Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and its lack of professional financial management, and questioned the role of the SBI. 

Efforts being made to save main accused in Ram temple offerings theft case: Ajay Rai

Now Hanuman Ji should raise his 'gada' and decide the fate of the 'chanda chor' [donation thieves], said Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai

Congress questions SIT probe into Ram Temple donation theft case

Jairam Ramesh asks why key trust functionaries, including Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, have been made witnesses; Congress seeks Supreme Court-supervised inquiry

Ayodhya Ram Temple Donation Case: Man Allegedly Stole Cash 85 Times, Chargesheet Reveals

Champat Rai being shielded in Ram Mandir donation theft case, claims Congress

Champat Rai being shielded in Ram Mandir donation theft case, claims Congress

Congress seeks Supreme Court-monitored probe into alleged Ayodhya temple theft

Congress seeks Supreme Court-monitored probe into alleged Ayodhya temple theft

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