&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "FIR registered in Ram Temple donation row case; all 8 named accused in custody")
An FIR was registered against eight persons in connection with the Ram Temple donation row on Thursday at the Ram Janmabhoomi police station in Ayodhya on behalf of Trust member Krishna Mohan. The FIR was registered on the basis of a written complaint filed by Krishna Mohan, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust. The case has been registered under sections 306, 316(5), 317(4), 317(5), 61, and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
As per reports, the FIR has been registered against eight named accused, namely Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra, Manish Yadav, Rajesh Pathak, Ramashankar Yadav (Tinnu Yadav), Avinash Shukla, Karunesh Pandey, Subhash Srivastava, and other unidentified persons.
According to sources, all eight accused have been taken into police custody and are being questioned, while the legal formalities for their formal arrest were being carried out.
According to the complaint, the accused allegedly embezzled donations offered at the Ram Temple and misappropriated funds through criminal conspiracy.
The police registered the case and initiated further investigation based on facts revealed in the SIT’s preliminary report.
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The police action started two days after the SIT, probing the donation theft allegations, submitted its preliminary inquiry report to the Uttar Pradesh government. The report was submitted by Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant to Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Sanjay Prasad, who is an ex officio member of the trust.
The FIR was registered as per the findings and suggestions in the preliminary report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
The controversy over allegations of misappropriation of donations made by devotees erupted earlier this month when Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav claimed on social media that crores of rupees from donations were missing and urged courts to take suo motu cognisance of the matter.
The Uttar Pradesh government constituted the SIT on June 13 at the request of the temple trust to probe the allegations of misappropriation of donations received at the Ram Temple.
During its probe, the SIT questioned various people, including Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust secretary Champat Rai.
‘SP, Congress trying to draw political mileage from row’: VHP chief
Meanwhile, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) chief Alok Kumar accused the Samajwadi Party and the Congress of trying to draw political mileage from the controversy ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
“The world is watching. The SP government was in power when firing took place during the Ram Mandir movement,” he said.
“No one is above Lord Ram; no one should be protected or spared. Due process and institutional mechanisms will ensure justice,” he added.
