The investigation into the alleged donation theft at Badrinath Dham is underway, and several arrests have been made. Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee Chairman Hemant Dwivedi said that the temple committee is preparing a blueprint to strengthen surveillance and will install high-resolu
Expressing confidence in the coordinated efforts of the administration, temple servitors, police, and other stakeholder agencies, he said that the administration will ensure the successful conduct of the remaining events of the Rath Yatra.
Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, who also holds the Language, Art and Culture portfolio responsible for overseeing government-managed temples in the state, said the SOP has been formulated as a preventive measure to ensure that such incidents do not occur in Himachal Pradesh.
According to the SIT, CCTV footage reviewed between April 27 and June 5, 2026, captured around 70 suspicious incidents of counting staff pilfering currency during the donation-counting process at the temple.
Posters displaying Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale were distributed at the Akal Takht Sahib in Amritsar on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of Operation Blue Star.