Archive · 8 Aug 2026
Security guard arrested in Badrinath temple donation irregularities case
A security guard who helped at the famous Badrinath temple was arrested by police.
The police say he took money and valuable things that people gave to the temple.
When people visit temples in India, they often donate money and gifts as offerings.
The guard is accused of hiding some of these offerings in his pockets.
Police found metal items at his home that they believe came from the temple.
This is the third person to be arrested in the same case.
The problem was discovered last month.
A temple official had complained that donations were not being handled properly.
Police are now studying video recordings from the temple's counting center.
Police arrested Manoj Kumar, a security guard, in connection with alleged financial irregularities involving donations at the Badrinath temple.
The arrest is the third in the case, which came to light last month.
Valuable metal items believed to have been taken from temple offerings were recovered from Kumar's residence.
CCTV footage from June 25 and June 29 allegedly showed Kumar taking articles from offerings and hiding them in his pockets.
The case was registered on July 8 after BKTC official Yudhveer Pushpwan complained about handling of donations and offerings.
- Who
- Manoj Kumar, a security guard at a hydropower project in Joshimath, arrested by the Chamoli police's Special Investigation Team on a complaint by BKTC official Yudhveer Pushpwan
- What
- The third arrest in an investigation into alleged financial irregularities in donations and offerings at the Badrinath temple
- When
- Arrested on Friday; the case was registered on July 8 and came to light last month
- Where
- Badrinath temple and the accused's residence; Kumar worked at the Lambagad project near Joshimath, Uttarakhand
- Why
- CCTV footage allegedly showed Kumar taking articles from temple offerings and concealing them in his pockets, and metal items were recovered from his residence
- Accused
- Manoj Kumar
- Residence
- Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh
- Employment
- Security guard at Jaiprakash Power Ventures Limited's hydropower project at Lambagad, Joshimath
- Arrest
- Third in the case
- Case registered
- July 8
- Complainant
- Yudhveer Pushpwan, BKTC official
- Evidence
- CCTV footage from June 25 and June 29; recovered metal items
- Investigating body
- Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Chamoli police