Lights Stolen From Rampath Never Installed, Contractors Game, Ayodhya Administration Exposed

Ayodhya Ram Path (File photo)

The city of Ayodhya was lavishly decorated during the Pran Pratistha. Colorful lights, bamboo lights, gobo projector lights were installed at various places to give an attractive look. Recently, these lights installed on Bhakti Path and Ram Path of the city were allegedly stolen. An investigation was conducted after the matter came to light. The district administration has claimed that the bamboo lights and projector lights that were stolen were not actually installed there.

The Ayodhya administration has said that a case will be registered against the contractors who installed the lights on charges of fraud. When this echo of the theft of bamboo light and gobo projector light reached the political corridors, accusations and counter-accusations started. Now there is a new twist in this alleged theft. The local administration has claimed that the lights that were said to have been stolen may never have been installed.

A case will be filed against the contractors

In the case of bamboo lights and gobo projector lights allegedly stolen from Bhakti Path and Ram Path, Ayodhya Development Authority Chairman Gaurav Dayal says the matter is being investigated. It has been decided to file a case against the contractors who framed them on charges of defrauding the government. While the representative of the firm that installed the bamboo and gobo projector lights says that a case of theft of around 3800 bamboo lights and 36 gobo projector lights has been registered at the Ramjanmabhoomi police station. The value of the stolen goods is said to be around Rs 50 lakh.

A complaint was registered two months after the theft

To beautify the city during Pran Pratishtha, Ayodhya Development Authority installed 6400 bamboo lights on the trees of Ram Path and 96 gobo projector lights on Bhakti Path by Yash Enterprises and Krishna Automobiles under contract. According to firm representative Shekhar Sharma, all the lights had been installed by March 19, but after an inspection on May 9, it was found that some lights were missing. Investigation revealed that the thieves had stolen around 3800 bamboo lights and 36 gobo projector lights. A shocking twist has also come out in this matter. A case of stolen lights was reported to the Ram Janmabhoomi police station on August 9, while the complaint filed said the firm came to know about the theft two months ago in May. The police are investigating the matter.