SIT Investigation Rejects Social Media Theft Claims At Ram Mandir; Exposes Security Lapses

Ayodhya: The silver bricks, necklaces and sandals supposedly stolen from Ram Mandir are safe. That is what the SIT investigation found. False stories spread on social media turned out to be wrong. People claimed donations went missing. The SIT looked into it. The items are actually with the Trust and are secure.

What actually happened?

A Mumbai businessman named Anil Vishwakarmaa donated silver necklaces and sandals to the temple. The SIT found these items are safe in the Trust's custody. In 2021, eight silver bricks came as a donation. Each weighed 25 kilos and total weight was 200 kilos. Rajesh Mandwani, head of Vishwa Sindhi Sewa Samaj, said no receipt was given. This sparked social media claims that the bricks were stolen. But the SIT checked and found the truth. The bricks were sent to the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India to be melted down. That is normal thing as old donations get melted to recycle the material.

Which documents prove it?

The Trust gave the SIT a list of items. This list proves the social media claims are wrong. The list shows the bricks were melted. Officials from both the Trust and the Corporation signed the document. It is all on record. The silver bricks are listed on page 1, item 96. Boxes 10 to 17 contain details about the melting. The bricks were in the Trust's care and they were properly processed.

What are the key problem found?

The SIT found something else. A man named Tinnu had keys to the donation boxes without authorization. No one gave him permission but he just had the keys. The Trust suspected theft long before the social media uproar. In September 2024 and February 2025, the Trust and the bank met. They created a standard operating procedure. Officials from State Bank and the Trust signed it. But the SIT found the procedure was not followed later. People were careless on purpose. They did not follow the rules they had made.

What spread on social media?

Social media filled up with false claims. People said that items were being disappeared. They said there was theft but none of it was true. The silver necklaces and sandals are safe. The bricks were processed properly. The only real problem was the loose security. Tinnu had unsupervised access and the procedures were not being followed. That is what the SIT found wrong.