Ram Mandir Donation Theft Case: SC Seeks SIT Revamp, Sets July 27 Hearing
Petitioners seek to preserve CCTV, payment and bank records as the court reviews a sealed SIT report on alleged donation mismanagement.
- The SIT submitted a status report to the Court today regarding the donation theft case, with the petition seeking to preserve the subject matter of justice in proceedings scheduled for this hearing.
- Petitioners argue that preserving records will not obstruct temple administration, worship, rituals, sewa, or puja-paddhati, and they submitted that such preservation would not prejudice any respondent.
- Records requiring preservation include CCTV, DVR, and NVR footage, digital UPI payment logs, hundi registers, counting sheets, bank records, vault-access records, and inventory records, with all digital records forensically copied and hash-sealed.
- Goswami stated the plea "does not seek to touch religious practices protected under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution of India," asserting it will not interfere with any religious affair.
- Public faith is strengthened, not weakened, by transparency, petitioners argued, as the matter concerns constitutional morality, public accountability, fiduciary responsibility, and the rule of law in secular administration of sacred public offerings.
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The Supreme Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to restructure the SIT investigating financial discrepancies. A senior IPS officer with extensive experience is preferred to lead this crucial investigation. The SIT has submitted a status report to the Supreme Court regarding the Ram Mandir donation theft. Eight individuals have been arrested, and investigators are tracing the money trail for further revelations.
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