India, July 13 -- Pramod Nautiyal, the key accused in the alleged donation handling irregularities at the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand, has been arrested, police said on Monday.

Nautiyal was serving as the personal assistant to the Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) chairman. He was suspended after a preliminary internal enquiry found alleged irregularities in the handling of donations at Badrinath Dham.

Earlier, Uttarakhand Police said CCTV footage allegedly showed Nautiyal "suspiciously hiding or stealing" cash, gold and silver coins, shaligram stones and offering envelopes from the temple's donation counting room.

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