After Ayodhya, allegations of donation theft emerge in Badrinath shrine
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The Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee on Friday ordered an inquiry into allegations of misappropriation of donations at the Badrinath shrine in Uttarakhand, reported The Indian Express.
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All employees and officials involved in counting donations have been issued show-cause notices, ANI quoted the temple committee chairperson, Hemant Dwivedi, as saying.
The development came days after allegations emerged that donations made to the Ram temple in Ayodhya had been embezzled.
The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a Special Investigation Team at the request of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the temple, and has initiated legal proceedings based on its recommendations. The SIT is expected to submit a final report next week.
The allegations in Badrinath were made by Dehradun-based outfit Bhairav Sena, reported The Indian Express.
Bhairav Sena had alleged on social media that Dwivedi’s personal assistant was involved in the alleged embezzlement, an unidentified official of the temple committee told the newspaper.
However, Dwivedi said that he does not have a personal secretary, reported ANI.
“The person being referred to as the ‘personal secretary’ is actually a regular employee of the Badri-Kedar Temple Committee,” he added.
The temple committee’s Chief Executive Officer, Sohan Singh Rangad, said surveillance camera footage from the Badrinath temple premises had been reviewed on Friday However, nothing conclusive was found, reported The Indian Express.
He added...