Champat Rai Resignation: Ram Mandir fund theft row: Temple Trust general secretary Champat Rai resigns on ‘moral grounds’; trustee Anil Mishra quits too | India News

Yesterday, eight people named in an FIR over the alleged embezzlement of temple donations were arrested. NEW DELHI: Champat Rai has resigned as general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on moral grounds amid ongoing row over the alleged embezzlement of donations received by the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, news agency ANI…

Read More

Champat Rai steps down: Former chemistry professor who became ‘record-keeper of Ram Lalla’ | Lucknow News

Champat Rai has been closely linked with the Ram temple movement since the 1980s. LUCKNOW: For decades, bespectacled Champat Rai has been one of the most recognisable faces associated with the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.Known among many in the temple town as the “encyclopedia of Ayodhya” for…

Read More

Repeated thefts, CCTV clips, and family ties: Inside Ram Temple donation ’embezzlement’ probe | Lucknow News

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into alleged theft from Ayodhya’s Ram Janmabhoomi temple donation boxes has led to eight arrests and the recovery of over ₹79 lakh. Picture: Champat Rai (R) , Tinnu Yadav (L) AYODHYA: CCTV footage examined during the SIT probe allegedly captured Manish Yadav, one of the eight accused arrested, stealing…

Read More