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Pocketless clothes, frisking, CCTV cameras proposed after Badrinath donation theft

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  1. A BKTC panel proposed pocketless clothes, frisking, and more CCTV cameras after an employee allegedly stole donations at Badrinath temple.

  2. The panel recommended all personnel counting donations wear clothes without pockets to prevent concealment.

  3. Staff and volunteers in the counting room must be frisked strictly before leaving.

  4. The panel suggested increasing CCTV cameras inside the counting room, currently monitored by three cameras.

  5. Suspended BKTC employee Pramod Nautiyal faces charges under BNS Sections 306 and 316(5) for theft and criminal breach of trust.

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