MP News: The police remand of two employees caught in the case of cheating devotees in Mahakaleshwar temple is ending today. Before this, Administrator Ganesh Kumar Dhakad came forward and disclosed the entire matter. He says that this racket has been busted through the Mahakaleshwar Temple Committee and the district administration.
It is noteworthy that Ujjain Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh, while conducting a surprise inspection in the Mahakaleshwar temple premises, had caught three priests who were illegally extorting money from the devotees. After this, it came to light that Mahakal Temple Committee had suffered a loss of crores of rupees due to the collusion of two employees. A separate case has been registered in this matter also.
Mahakal Temple Committee filed a case
In this case, Vinod Choukse and Rakesh Srivastava have been arrested by the police and taken on remand. Today the remand of both is ending. Mahakaleshwar Temple Committee Administrator Ganesh Kumar Dhakad said that on December 19, Jain Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh had inspected the temple. Collector caught some people for illegally taking money from devotees. Mahakal Temple Committee filed a case in this matter. After this, FIR has been lodged by the temple committee itself in the case of temple committee employees.
Administrator said – the ball is in the court of the police
Administrator of Mahakaleshwar Temple Committee, Ganesh Kumar Jharkhand said that the police is investigating the entire matter and action will be taken against those who are found guilty. . He said where did the two employees get so much wealth from? The police is investigating this also. Has he earned this amount from the temple committee or has the money reached him through some means. It is worth noting that the police has traced the assets worth crores of rupees of Vinod Choukse and Rakesh Srivastava.
Administrator said- I took the most strictness
Administrator of Mahakaleshwar Temple Committee, Ganesh Kumar Dhakad also said that the most strict steps were taken by him. Illegal collection was made during Bhasma Aarti. He made every effort to stop this corruption through QR band. Apart from this, many other steps were also taken. During his tenure of 3 months, many such steps have been taken which have increased the income of the temple.
Administrator’s name in the administration’s report!
According to the information received from official sources, Ujjain Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh has prepared the report after investigating the entire matter, in which the administrator has also been accused of negligence and There has been an allegation of irregularity. Mahakaleshwar Temple Committee Chairman and Collector Neeraj Kumar Singh has also confirmed that the report prepared by him has been sent to the government and further steps are to be taken by the government. According to the Collector, the income of Mahakaleshwar Temple Committee has decreased by Rs 3 crore 80 lakh in a month compared to last year, this is a serious matter.