Ram Temple Donation Theft: All Eight Accused Sent to 14-Day Judicial Custody; Police Examine Bank Records
Ayodhya: All eight accused arrested in the alleged Ram Temple donation theft and embezzlement case were produced before the designated Prevention of Corruption Act court on Monday. The court sent them to 14-day judicial custody.
The accused – Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu, Lavkush Mishra, Anukalp Mishra, Ramashankar Mishra, Avinash Shukla, Manish Kumar Yadav, Karunesh Pandey and Subhash Srivastav – were presented via video-conferencing due to security concerns, an official said.
The police team is also examining bank records of the trust managing the temple donations. Senior bank officials have been instructed to ensure that concerned bank employees remain in Ayodhya and report to the police as required.
Circle Officer (CO) of Ayodhya, Ashutosh Tiwari, stated that no application for police custody remand has been filed so far. The investigation is ongoing.
