Ayodhya Ram temple donation row: SIT flags near-total breakdown of safeguards
An SIT investigation into the alleged embezzlement of donations at Ayodhya's Ram temple has uncovered a systemic failure of security and accounting protocols. The probe identified nine critical lapses, including the failure to enforce pocketless uniforms, lack of biometric accountability, and the absence of verifiable financial records.
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The findings highlight significant governance and internal control failures in the management of high-value religious donations, raising questions about transparency and institutional oversight in major public trusts.
LUCKNOW: The SIT probing the alleged theft of donations to Ayodhya's Ram temple has identified nine critical procedural and security lapses that collectively enabled the alleged large-scale embezzlement.The findings suggest that the theft was not the consequence of a single loophole but of the near-total breakdown of the prescribed safeguards governing the handling and counting of donations.The first line of defence collapsed as the counting personnel were not frisked while entering or exiting the cash-counting hall. The investigation found that the mandatory pocketless uniforms prescribed for the counting staff were never enforced.Adding to the security breach, employees were allowed to carry personal belongings into the counting room despite explicit restrictions aimed at preventing the removal of cash or the introduction of unauthorised items.
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