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SIT flags 105 unauthorised Ram Temple cash removals
The Hindu··5d ago
A Supreme Court Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said on Monday a Uttar Pradesh SIT report identified 105 CCTV instances of unauthorised currency removal in the Ram Temple donations case. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said a chargesheet would be filed on or before September 25. The 90-day probe window ends that day, when default bail rights can open.
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What It Means For You
- The September 25 filing date is also when default bail can open if no chargesheet is filed.
- The Bench asked Uttar Pradesh to place a copy of the chargesheet in the Supreme Court too.
- Petitioner counsel sought the sealed status report; the Bench said its order summarised it.
What's Happening
- Mehta said the probe was substantially concluded and alleged roles had been assessed.
- The court said the SIT leaned on CCTV footage, then recoveries, forensics and audits.
- Offences noted included criminal breach of trust and Prevention of Corruption Act counts.
What the Probe Found
- The three-member SIT is headed by Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant.
- Uttar Pradesh constituted the team on June 13 at the Trust's request.
- The FIR named eight people, including Avinash Shukla and Anukalp Mishra, plus others.
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