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Charge sheet names three in alleged Badrinath shrine donation theft case
A Special Investigation Team has filed a charge sheet naming three people in an alleged theft of donations at the Badrinath shrine in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district.
The accused are a suspended temple committee employee, a retired employee and a security worker.
Investigators allege the two former committee employees conspired to take donations they were responsible for counting and depositing.
They allege the security worker stole offerings during the counting process and sold some items.
The case began after the temple committee reported financial irregularities on July 8.
Police have reviewed footage from four of 34 donation-counting sessions and are waiting for a forensic report on recovered CCTV footage.
Police say they may name more accused if the investigation reveals their involvement.
A Special Investigation Team has filed a charge sheet naming three people in an alleged donation theft case at the Badrinath shrine in Uttarakhand.
The charge sheet was submitted to a local court on October 9.
The accused are suspended temple committee employee Pramod Nautiyal, retired employee Rajendra Singh Chauhan and security worker Manoj Kumar.
It alleges that Nautiyal and Chauhan conspired to embezzle donations, while Kumar stole offerings during counting.
Police are still awaiting a forensic report on recovered footage from the temple’s CCTV system.
- Who
- The accused are Pramod Nautiyal, Rajendra Singh Chauhan and Manoj Kumar.
- What
- An SIT filed a charge sheet alleging theft and embezzlement of shrine donations.
- When
- The charge sheet was submitted on October 9. The case FIR was registered on July 8.
- Where
- The Badrinath shrine in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand.
- Why
- The charge sheet alleges that donations were stolen or embezzled during the counting process.
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If the role of more people comes to light, they will also be named as accused.
Police registered an FIR after the temple committee received a complaint of financial irregularities during donation counting.
The SIT submitted a charge sheet naming three accused to a local court.
- Accused named
- Pramod Nautiyal, Rajendra Singh Chauhan and Manoj Kumar
- Charge sheet date
- October 9
- FIR date
- July 8
- Donation-counting rounds
- 34 rounds had been conducted since the temple opened for the current pilgrimage season
- Footage reviewed
- Police had reviewed footage of four donation countings
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