Illustration of arrests and resignations in the Ram Mandir donation theft case in Ayodhya.
Illustration of arrests and resignations in the Ram Mandir donation theft case in Ayodhya.
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Ram Mandir donation theft case sees eight arrests and Champat Rai resignation

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Eight people have been arrested in the Ram Mandir donation theft case in Ayodhya. Trust secretary Champat Rai and trustee Dr. Anil Mishra resigned on moral grounds.

The court has sent all eight arrested accused to judicial custody until June 29. Investigation agencies have so far recovered around 79.85 lakh rupees.

Sculptor Arun Yogiraj of the Ram Lalla idol said that if any mistake has occurred the guilty must receive punishment. He stressed the need to protect the faith of devotees.

Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust member Vishwa Prasanna Tirtha Swami mentioned the trust meeting on July 11. He expressed faith in the government and hoped for a fair probe.

Mumbai-based Vishwa Sindhi Seva Sangam has sought details of 200 silver bricks donated in 2021. The organisation wrote to the trust asking for a receipt and information on utilisation.

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Initial reactions on X show a mix of praise for swift arrests and resignations under Yogi Adityanath, calls for full accountability and audits, expressions of betrayal over the theft of devotees' donations, and demands for further investigations into trust officials.

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News illustration of SIT investigating Ram Temple donation irregularities in Ayodhya
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Uttar Pradesh government forms SIT to investigate Ram temple donation irregularities

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The Uttar Pradesh government has formed a three-member SIT to investigate alleged irregularities in Ram temple donations in Ayodhya, with one employee detained.

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal said on Monday that he will visit Ayodhya on Friday to offer prayers at the Ram Mandir. He alleged theft of offerings at the temple and criticised the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh for not registering an FIR.

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An audit report from November 2020 highlighted serious shortcomings in the management of donations to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust, including the absence of systematic records. The findings came six years before a Special Investigation Team submitted its preliminary report on the matter to the Uttar Pradesh government.

Two people have been arrested for vandalising a statue of Dr B.R. Ambedkar in Loni, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The incident sparked sit-in protests by Scheduled Caste communities, disrupting traffic on the Delhi-Saharanpur Highway. Police assured action, leading to the protest being called off.

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A Delhi court has convicted Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti from Madhya Pradesh’s Datia in a bank fraud case involving forgery of fixed deposit records. The Supreme Court transferred the case from Datia to Delhi in October last year. Former bank accountant Raghuvir Sharan Prajapati was also convicted of criminal conspiracy.

Solapur police arrested 45-year-old Balraje Aware-Patil on Sunday for allegedly installing unauthorised statues of historical figures at night. The arrest followed a March 31 clash in Anjangaon temple premises between caste groups, involving stone-pelting and injuries to police personnel. He faces charges of attempted murder, rioting, unlawful assembly, and illegal installations under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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Police arrested two men in Chennai after they tried to pledge fake gold ornaments at a bank branch. The suspects had allegedly used the same method to cheat several other banks earlier.

 

 

 

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