6 of 8 men held for Ram Mandir scam were hired from agency, earned ₹20,000/month

Six of the eight men arrested in the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case were employees of Varanasi-based Sainik Security Services, HT reported. The SBI, which handles banking services for the temple trust, had engaged the agency to provide personnel for cash counting. Firm owner Gaurav Singh said they provided 19 people to the bank, each paid around ₹20,000/month.