Chamoli, July 15 -- In a significant development in the investigation into the Badrinath Temple donation theft, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has seized key digital evidence from the temple premises.

Speaking to ANI, SIT Officer Mahadev Uniyal confirmed that the police have taken control of the surveillance records to identify irregularities in the handling of temple offerings.

"We have taken into possession an NVR (Network Video Recorder) from the CCTV control room within the temple complex. It contains full CCTV footage from June 22nd and June 25th. We have seized this," Uniyal said.

The officer further revealed that certain crucial recordings appeared to have been tampered with or removed.

"Additionally, the footage regardin...