{"id":16625,"date":"2026-08-25T22:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16625"},"modified":"2026-08-25T22:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T22:10:55","slug":"ram-temple-donation-scam-whistleblower-gets-protection-from-arrest-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=16625","title":{"rendered":"Ram Temple donation \u2018scam\u2019 whistleblower gets protection from arrest | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133524365,imgsize-112700,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ayodhya-ram-mandir.jpg\" alt=\"Ram Temple donation \u2018scam\u2019 whistleblower gets protection from arrest\" title=\"SC on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Upadhyay.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"SC on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Upadhyay.\">SC on Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Upadhyay.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/supreme-court\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> Tuesday granted interim protection from arrest to Abhishek Upadhyay who claimed he was vindictively booked under SC\/ST Act by Ghaziabad police for an alleged road rage incident just because he had exposed embezzlement of donations offered by devotees at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Appearing for the petitioner, senior advocate Pradeep Rai told a bench of CJI Surya Kant that Upadhyay was the whistleblower and the first to report the alleged misappropriation of monies donated by devotees at the Ayodhya temple.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>He said since UP Police is vindictive, investigations into the alleged road accident case lodged against him coupled with charges under SC\/ST Act should be transferred to an independent agency such as CBI or Delhi Police.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Rai complained that police are yet to furnish a copy of the FIR and CCTV camera footage of the alleged accident involving his vehicle and a two-wheeler to the petitioner who is accused of hurling caste-based abuses at the two-wheeler rider after the 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community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The bench issued notice to Ghaziabad police and said that \u201cno coercive action shall be taken against the petitioner in the FIR registered at Indirapuram police station, or any such subsequent FIR that may be registered against him in relation to the allegations.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Asking police to furnish a copy of the FIR to the petitioner to enable him to take remedial steps in accordance with the law, the bench said, \u201cAs soon as a copy of the FIR is received by the petitioner, he shall be at liberty to approach the jurisdictional high court for seeking relevant relief.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/ram-temple-donation-scam-whistleblower-gets-protection-from-arrest\/articleshow\/133524304.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link 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