SIT Arrests Second Man Accused of ‘Pocketing Badrinath Temple Donations’
Investigators cited CCTV footage and other evidence showing alleged misappropriation of cash, jewellery and offerings during temple donation counting.
- On Friday, the Special Investigation Team arrested former Badrinath Temple officer Rajendra Chauhan in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, following four hours of questioning regarding alleged embezzlement of devotee donations at the Shri Badarinath Dham.
- CCTV footage from June 22, 25, and 29 allegedly shows Chauhan placing bundles of ₹500 notes, jewelry, and other donated items into his pockets during the shrine's counting process.
- Police linked Chauhan to Pramod Nautiyal, a suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee employee arrested July 12, and added criminal conspiracy charges under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita .
- Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami called the theft a "heinous crime," vowing legal action, while Congress leader Ganesh Godiyal demanded a judicial inquiry into alleged irregularities.
- The Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee transferred treasurer Sandesh Mehta and adopted recommendations to implement a mandatory dress code and install additional surveillance cameras in the counting area.
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Former BKTC employee arrested in Badrinath Dham offering irregularities case
<p> Gopeshwar, Jul 17 (PTI): Police on Friday arrested a former official of the Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the management of offerings and donations at the Badrinath Dham in Uttarakhand.</p><p> Chamoli Superintendent of Police Surjeet Singh Panwar said Rajendra Chauhan, a former counting officer, had been arrested as a co-accused in the case.</p><p> Chauhan retired from…
Badrinath donation theft: Temple ex-officer arrested after 4-hr grilling
The probe into the alleged Badrinath Temple donation theft case is gaining pace as former temple officer of Badrinath Temple Rajendra Chauhan has been arrested by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) following four hours of questioning on Friday.
Former temple officer arrested in Badrinath Dham donation theft case, to be produced in court on July 18
Rajendra Chauhan, the former temple officer at the Badrinath Dham, was arrested a day after a four-member inquiry committee submitted an 18-page report and suggested that CCTV cameras must be installed in uncovered areas.
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