- Ayodhya Police questioned families of eight arrested accused.
- SIT reported security lapses in donation counting procedures.
- Temple trust officials resigned; ₹79.85 lakh recovered.
The investigation into the alleged misappropriation of donations at the Ram Temple has intensified, with Ayodhya Police questioning the family members of all eight arrested accused as part of efforts to trace the money trail.
An FIR was registered against the eight accused after the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitted its preliminary report. All the named accused have been arrested and remanded to judicial custody till June 29.
On Saturday, police teams reached the residences of all the accused, including Manish Yadav, Tinnu Yadav, Anukalp Mishra and Avinash Shukla, to question their family members. Investigators are collecting details of the accused persons’ properties, investments, jewellery and other assets from their family members to determine whether they possess wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income.
#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh | Ram Mandir donations alleged embezzlement case | As part of the investigation, Police reach the residence of Avinash Shukla in Ayodhya, one of the accused in this case. pic.twitter.com/xi3FNWJ3Zm
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