Overview
- Police filed an FIR and arrested eight people who are now in jail while a special investigation team pursues the case.
- Authorities have seized cash reported at about ₹5 lakh and recovered a Paytm QR‑coded box labeled 'Ram Rajya Kosh' from a yoga centre linked to the accused.
- Arrested suspects, according to investigators, described a method that used knowledge of CCTV blindspots, coordinated staff positioning and temporary hiding of notes in temple bathrooms.
- The probe has widened to request five‑year bank records from roughly six to seven banks, to match donation tallies with deposits and to examine counting‑room keys, control‑room duty logs and employee finances.
- Resignations by senior trust officials followed the FIR and reports that State Bank of India warned months earlier have prompted new scrutiny of whether earlier alerts led to action and will shape forthcoming forensic audits.