Chamoli, July 11 -- Uttarakhand's Badrinath Temple officer Yudhvir Pushpwan, whose complaiant led to a probe being opened up over alleged irregularities in temple donations, is set to give a recorded statement to the Special Investigation Team (SIT). Pushpwan has asserted that he lodged a complaint after receving orders, while expressing confidence that the "investigation will expose everything".

Apart from the temple officer, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) will also record the statements of Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) members including CCTV control officer Panwar, and the officer present during counting of donations, Harender Kothari, on Saturday.

Pushpwan, whose complaint led to the probe, on Saturday declined to...