Dehradun, Oct. 11 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of donations at the Badrinath shrine in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district has submitted a charge sheet naming three accused, including suspended Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Commitee (BKTC) employee Pramod Nautiyal, at a local court.

In addition to Nautiyal (48), the charge sheet, submitted at the court of civil judge (junior division) and judicial magistrate Heena Kausar on October 9, names retired BKTC employee Rajendra Singh Chauhan (60) and Manoj Kumar (49), a security employed at a firm's offices near Jyotirmath. Out of the three, only Kumar is currently out on bail.

The charge sheet said that Nautiyal, who handled VIP protocol at the shrine, and Chauhan...