{
  "id": 1721374,
  "title": "Champat Rai Gets Clean Chit In Ram Temple Offering Case, But Questions Over 'Big Fish' Remain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/champat-rai-gets-clean-chit-in-ram-temple-offering-case-but-questions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:26:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/uttar-pradesh/champat-rai-gets-clean-chit-in-ram-temple-offering-case-but-questions-over-big-fish-remain"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lucknow: Former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai has reportedly been given a clean chit by the Uttar Pradesh government's Special Investigation Team (SIT) in the alleged theft of offerings at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, raising questions over whether the ‘big fish’ have been protected while eight employees have faced arrest and prosecution. SIT report and…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}