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Crime
BKTC Employee Arrested Over Alleged Theft of Badrinath Offerings
✍️ Pioneer Edge
🗓 23 Jul 2026, 05:18 PM
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A BKTC employee named Nautiyal has been taken into custody by authorities after accusations of stealing offerings from the Badrinath temple.
A BKTC employee, identified as Nautiyal, was arrested by police on Thursday after allegations surfaced that he had taken offerings from the Badrinath temple.
The arrest followed an investigation by the temple authorities, who reported that several items were missing from the shrine’s storage. Police recovered a number of the stolen items during a search of the employee’s residence.
Nautiyal was booked under the Indian Penal Code for theft and is currently in custody pending further inquiry. Temple officials have stated that they are cooperating fully with the investigation and have tightened security measures.
The case has drawn attention to the need for stricter oversight of personnel handling religious artifacts in major pilgrimage sites across the country.
The arrest followed an investigation by the temple authorities, who reported that several items were missing from the shrine’s storage. Police recovered a number of the stolen items during a search of the employee’s residence.
Nautiyal was booked under the Indian Penal Code for theft and is currently in custody pending further inquiry. Temple officials have stated that they are cooperating fully with the investigation and have tightened security measures.
The case has drawn attention to the need for stricter oversight of personnel handling religious artifacts in major pilgrimage sites across the country.