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Badrinath temple employee Pramod Nautiyal arrested in theft case
Times of India··13 Jul
Uttarakhand Police arrested suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee employee Pramod Nautiyal in the alleged Badrinath donation theft case, Times of India reported. He was taken to Badrinath for questioning and was to be produced in court after interrogation, a day after the state directed action against officials over VIP guest expense irregularities recently reported at Kedarnath.
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What It Means For You
- Temple donation handling procedures are under criminal scrutiny.
- Devotees expect tighter controls on cash counting at major shrines.
- Suspended staff can still contest FIRs and suspensions in court.
What's Happening
- Pramod Nautiyal was arrested in the Badrinath donation case.
- Police took him to Badrinath for questioning before court production.
- An FIR followed alleged cash removal during offering counts.
Temple Probe
- BKTC manages Badrinath and Kedarnath under a 1939 Act framework.
- State officials also flagged VIP expense advances without approval.
- CCTV control staff statements have been recorded in the probe.
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