Embezzlement allegations surface at Ayodhya's Ram Temple
Multiple reports detail accusations of theft of pilgrim donations, investigations, resignations, and calls for further probes at the Ram Temple trust.
Allegations of embezzlement or theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya have been reported across several news blocs.
A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was established to investigate alleged siphoning of cash donations at the Ram Temple, according to Dawn. The SIT report alleges employees stole cash on nearly 70 occasions over 40 days, as reported by IndiaTVNews.com, and police arrested eight trust officials, per SCMP.
Two office bearers at the Ram Temple resigned, and police arrested eight trust officials after the embezzlement allegations, reported by SCMP. Champat Rai resigned as General Secretary of the Ram Temple trust after the SIT arrests, according to IndiaTVNews.com. Ayodhya police recorded statements from former trust general secretary Champat Rai and other functionaries as part of the probe, according to Times of India.
Congress leader Ajay Rai claimed he was detained in Ayodhya while attempting to visit the Ram Temple amid the embezzlement controversy, reported by DW. Acharya Pramod Krishnam demanded a CBI investigation into the alleged donation embezzlement case, reported by GDELT.
The Ram Temple is administered by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, reported by The Hindu. The alleged embezzlement concerns crores of donations made by pilgrims to the Ram Temple, also reported by The Hindu.
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