Suspended staffer of Badrinath temple committee arrested in donation theft case

A suspended staffer in the office of the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee chairperson has been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of donations from the Badrinath shrine, PTI quoted the police as saying on Monday.

Pramod Nautiyal, who served as a personal assistant in the chairperson’s office, was arrested on Sunday night from his home in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, according to the news agency.

He was taken to Badrinath for questioning and is expected to be produced before a court on Monday, said Chamoli Senior Superintendent of Police Surjit Singh Panwar.