Ram Mandir Row: Will Champat Rai, Anil Mishra Be Removed From Trust? Members To Vote On July 6

Published 2 July 2026 · politics

Ram Mandir Row: Will Champat Rai, Anil Mishra Be Removed From Trust? Members To Vote On July 6 Written By, Last Updated: July 02, 2026

Ram Mandir Row: Will Champat Rai, Anil Mishra Be Removed From Trust? Members To Vote On July 6 Written By, Last Updated: July 02, 2026, 09:50 IST A proposal to remove the duo could be put to vote at the meeting, where a two-thirds majority would be required for approval Rapid Read The fates of Anil Mishra (left) and Champat Rai (right) may be decided on July 6. The donation theft case at the Ram Temple has triggered a fresh churn within the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, with a crucial meeting on July 6 expected to decide the future of two of its most prominent members—former general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra. Sources told News18 that a proposal to remove Rai and Mishra from the trust could be put to vote at the meeting, where a two-thirds majority would be required for approval. The trust has 12 members, which means at least eight votes would be needed for the resolution to pass. Sources also indicated that senior Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) functionaries may attend the July 6 meeting as special invitees. The names of Dinesh Chandra and Bajrang Lal Bangra are among those being discussed. ALSO READ | ‘Devotees’ Trust Paramount’: Nripendra Misra Moots Independent CEO For Ram Temple Trust | EXCLUSIVE Rai and Mishra had resigned on “moral grounds" on June 27 after the embezzlement came to light and soon turned into a political controversy, with the Opposition calling out the mismanagement and lack of transparency.

The development comes as the Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the alleged misappropriation of temple donations, has been granted an additional 15 days to continue its investigation, signalling that investigators believe crucial aspects of the case remain to be uncovered. Rai, who was grilled by the SIT, had denied any role in the donation theft, adding that it was on his complaint that the suspects were arrested. Sources familiar with the investigation said Rai claimed he had been “betrayed" by people he trusted and insisted he had no role in the scam. “I was betrayed. It was I who had installed hidden cameras to catch the theft," Rai is learnt to have told police during his questioning. Rai was questioned about the sequence of events after the alleged theft first came to light, the functioning of the donation counting system and the trust’s internal response. Police, for now, have not named him as accused in the case and are treating him as a witness. Probe Expands Beyond Theft Investigators are now examining what they describe as systemic lapses in the temple’s donation-counting mechanism. ALSO READ | Inside The Money Room: As SIT Probes ‘Fund Theft’, Here’s How Ram Mandir Tracks Every Rupee Donated According to sources, one of the key issues under scrutiny is the engagement of an outsourcing agency whose deployment allegedly violated the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Ram Temple Trust and the State Bank of India for the donation-counting process.