Suspended employee of Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee arrested for donation 'irregularities'
Pramod Nautiyal, a suspended employee of the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee, has been arrested following allegations of donation management irregularities. The arrest follows an investigation by both the BKTC and a state-constituted probe committee.
Why it matters
It highlights issues of financial transparency and accountability within major religious institutions in India.
The Uttarakhand Police has arrested Pramod Nautiyal, the accused in the alleged irregularities in the handling of donations at the Badrinath temple , from his residence here, police said on Monday (July 13, 2026).
Mr. Nautiyal was arrested on Sunday (July 12, 2026) night by the Chamoli Police and taken to Badrinath, where he is currently being questioned, Senior Superintendent of Police, Chamoli, Surjit Singh Panwar said.
Mr. Nautiyal is a suspended employee of the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC). An FIR was lodged late Tuesday (July 7, 2026) night against Mr. Nautiyal, who served as the Personal Assistant to the BKTC chairman, police said.
The BKTC's four-member inquiry committee had found the allegations of irregularities in donation management against Nautiyal to be prima facie true.
The BKTC is a statutory body which manages the Badrinath temple and other shrines in Uttarakhand.
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