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Donation 'irregularities' at Badrinath Dham; FIR against temple committee's suspended employee

From Hindustan Times · () English

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  • Police in India's Chamoli district have filed an FIR against a suspended employee of the Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC).
  • The employee, Pramod Nautiyal, was suspended following an internal inquiry that found irregularities in handling donations at Badrinath Dham.
  • The FIR was lodged under sections related to theft by a clerk and criminal breach of trust.

Authorities in India's Chamoli district have initiated legal proceedings by filing a First Information Report (FIR) against Pramod Nautiyal, an employee of the Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC). Nautiyal, who served as a personal assistant in the chairman's office, was suspended a day prior to the FIR filing.

The suspension followed an internal preliminary inquiry that uncovered irregularities concerning the management of donations at the Badrinath Dham shrine. Nautiyal had been issued a show-cause notice on July 3 after these allegations surfaced. He has since been reassigned to the BKTC office in Joshimath, with restrictions on leaving the headquarters without prior approval and a requirement to fully cooperate with the ongoing investigation.

The FIR has been registered under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) pertaining to theft by a clerk or servant of property in possession of the master (Section 306) and criminal breach of trust (Section 316(5)).

BKTC Chief Executive Officer Sohan Singh Rangar stated that the committee found Nautiyal's response to the show-cause notice to be "suspicious." Based on this assessment, the committee recommended further action against him, leading to the current legal action.

suspicious

— Sohan Singh RangarBKTC chief executive officer describing the response from the accused employee to a show-cause notice.
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