Overview
- A Special Investigation Team set up by Uttar Pradesh police registered an FIR after a preliminary report and arrested eight people in a case first filed on June 25, 2026.
- Police say recoveries from the accused total about Rs 79.85 lakh plus USD 1,121 and gold and silver jewellery, with largest seizures from Avinash Shukla and others linked to the counting process.
- Investigators report custodial claims that cash was hidden in temple washrooms, moved out in small tranches to avoid detection, and that human positioning exploited CCTV blind spots and key access to the counting room.
- Lawyers from the Faizabad Bar Association have submitted a complaint seeking a fresh FIR naming senior Trust figures Champat Rai, Dr Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao, and the two Trust officials have been questioned and offered resignations.
- Authorities are tracing bank and property records, serving notices over suspected unauthorised construction and say they may ask federal agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate to take over if the financial footprint grows.