Ram temple donations case: SIT finds 105 instances of alleged theft

This marks an increase from the 70 alleged instances of embezzlement recorded in the interim report of the first Special Investigation Team.

Sep 22, 2026 - 07:53

Ram temple donations case: SIT finds 105 instances of alleged theft

The Special Investigation Team probing the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya told the Supreme Court that it has identified 105 instances of unauthorised removal of currency recorded on security cameras, The Hindu reported Monday.

This marks an increase from the 70 alleged instances of theft recorded in the interim report of the first Special Investigation Team, the Hindustan Times reported.

The finding was part of a status report submitted by the new Special Investigation Team to a bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant on September 16.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Uttar Pradesh government, said that the investigation had been “substantially concluded”. A chargesheet would be filed before Friday, The Hindu quoted Mehta as having added.

The court said that some of the persons accused in the matter had been identified along with details about the number of times they allegedly engaged in the misappropriation. “The status report details the analysis of CCTV footage and other materials to identify the eight accused persons,” it said.

The bench noted that the status report also presents a summary of the “unexplained deposits” in the bank accounts of the persons accused in the case, as well as information about the immovable and movable assets in which the allegedly stolen money was invested.