Champat Rai, a key figure associated with the Ram temple trust, addresses allegations involving theft of donations. He argues that “laxity” on the part of a bank allowed the alleged incident to occur. Rai says a security guideline letter was drafted in haste and that he was not a signatory to the document. According to his account, the lack of proper, agreed security measures contributed to vulnerabilities that were exploited. Rai’s comments shift part of the responsibility away from internal processes connected to the donation handling and toward banking or procedural safeguards that were expected to be in place.
The reports also note that Rai disputes aspects of the security letter’s authority and timing, describing it as not reflective of agreed procedures. While the allegations concern the theft itself, Rai focuses on governance and compliance around security instructions, asserting that the bank’s practices and the handling of related documentation played a role.
