The alleged accused is seen misappropriating money on July 2. The investigation team has also found several segments of footage from 14 days prior to be significant.
बद्रीरनाथ मंदिर चढ़ावा चोरी कांड में कमेटी अध्यक्ष का निजी सचिव का प्रमोद नौटियाल गिरफ्तार, SIT जांच में सामने आई कई बार चोरी
Uttarakhand: The departmental inquiry team constituted to investigate the alleged misappropriation of cash offerings at the Shri Badrinath Dham temple on July 2 has completed its probe and submitted its report to the CEO. The investigation revealed that the accused had stolen offerings on multiple occasions, not just once. According to sources, the four-member team has detailed the entire incident and the investigation process in an 18-page report.
The report also offers suggestions to prevent such incidents in the future. The committee has clarified several aspects of the matter and recommended increasing the number of CCTV cameras in the temple’s donation counting room, as well as installing cameras to cover all blind spots along the temple’s circumambulation path.
Sources indicate that the investigation team could only retrieve footage dating back 14 days from the day of the incident (July 2). Due to the inferior quality of the previously installed CCTV cameras, their storage capacity was limited to just 15 days. The alleged accused is seen misappropriating cash in the footage from July 2. The team also found certain segments of the footage from the preceding 14 days to be significant.
The Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) had taken major action on July 7 to uphold discipline and administrative transparency. Pramod Nautiyal, a Personal Assistant posted in the Chairman’s office, was suspended with immediate effect. The committee had previously constituted a four-member panel to conduct an impartial inquiry into the matter.
According to the order issued by the BKTC, allegations of serious irregularities regarding the discharge of official duties had surfaced against Pramod Nautiyal. Subsequently, a show-cause notice was issued to him on July 3, seeking an explanation. The committee formed a four-member panel for a fair and detailed investigation. Upon examining the explanation provided and the committee’s preliminary report, the allegations were found to be prima facie true.
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