Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Ayodhya Police Busts ₹3.85 Crore Ram Temple Prasad Cyber Scam
Someone made a fake website pretending to sell holy food (prasad) and other items from a famous temple.
The person, Ashish Singh, tricked over 6.3 lakh devotees, including those from outside India, to pay.
He promised them goods from the Ram Temple.
Police arrested Singh and are returning some money to the people.
This is cyber fraud and police are trying to stop it, which involved collecting ₹10.49 crore, of which ₹3.85 crore was for prasad.
Ashish Singh operated a fake website to scam devotees out of ₹3.85 crore.
The scam exploited the fervor surrounding the Ram Temple consecration.
The website, khadiorganic.com, collected orders for prasad and other items.
Over 6.3 lakh domestic and international devotees were affected by the fraud.
Ayodhya Police refunded ₹2.15 crore to 372,520 victims, considered a largest refund in the state.
- Who
- Ashish Singh and over 6.3 lakh devotees
- What
- A ₹3.85 crore cyber scam involving fake prasad sales for the Ram Temple consecration.
- When
- Between December 19, 2023, and January 12, 2024
- Where
- Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- To deceive devotees and collect money through a fake website.
- Amount of Fraud
- ₹3.85 crore
- Fake Website
- khadiorganic.com
- Kingpin's Residence
- Ghaziabad
- Devotees Affected
- 6.3 lakh+
- Refund Amount
- ₹2.15 crore
- Victims Refunded
- 372,520
- Total Collected
- ₹10.49 crore
