Santosh Tiwari, a priest at the Ram Mandir, has alleged that the investigation into the donation theft has been compromised. He claims that CCTV recordings were erased and a radio monitoring inspector was dismissed from duty. Tiwari further alleged that a police wireless device was given to Tinnu Yadav, one of the suspects, due to the trust senior officials placed in him. So far, authorities have taken eight individuals into custody regarding this case.