Governance & Administration · India
Jammu court seeks police report in ₹550-crore Vaishno Devi silver pilferage case
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A Jammu court has asked Katra police to file a detailed enquiry report on alleged "adulteration", pilferage and misappropriation of nearly 20 tonnes of silver offerings at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine [Deepak Sharma, Advocate V/s Inspector General of Police, Crime Branch, Jammu]. The silver is reportedly worth around ₹550 crore. According to NDTV , the shrine board in May had sent around 20 tonnes of silver offerings to a government mint for standard melting and storage. During the process, it…
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The account is based on reporting by Bar & Bench. Official claims, allegations and projections remain attributed, and no additional independent corroboration is available in the reporting reviewed.
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Underreported across 1 source desk.
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