Ayodhya, July 15 (IANS) Supriya Mishra, wife of Ram temple donation embezzlement case accused Lavkush Mishra, on Wednesday sought a one-month extension from the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA) to submit documents related to their under-construction house. However, the authority granted her only seven days and directed her to furnish all the required records within the stipulated period.The development comes a day after the Ayodhya Development Authority issued a final notice to Supriya Mishra…
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Ayodhya, July 7 (IANS) Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, the designated successor to Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, on Tuesday said that no one wanted Champat Rai to step down as the General Secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, even as the Trust accepted his resignation following the controversy surrounding the alleged Ram Temple donation irregularities. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday accepted the resignations of General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mish…
Ayodhya, July 7 (IANS) Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya have moved the court seeking custody of three accused from whom substantial amounts of cash were recovered, as part of the ongoing investigation into the Ram Temple donation theft case. According to the police, custody has been sought to obtain crucial information related to the bank accounts of the accused and to trace the financial trail linked to the recovered money.Officials said investigators suspect that a portion of the allegedly st…
Ayodhya, July 4 (IANS) The eight individuals arrested for the alleged misappropriation of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya don’t have any previous criminal record, sources said on Saturday. According to sources privy to the investigation, the accused also had no prior experience in planning or executing thefts of this nature, raising questions about who masterminded the “large-scale irregularities”.Police are now reportedly searching for the mastermind behind the alleged embezzlement of do…
Ayodhya, July 3 (IANS) In a significant development in the Ram Temple donation theft case, investigators have uncovered what is believed to be the location where the accused allegedly distributed the stolen money among themselves. During police remand, alleged mastermind Avinash Shukla was taken to a site near the 14-Kosi Parikrama route in Ayodhya, where he reportedly identified the exact place used for the division of the cash.Eight accused, including Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra, Kamlesh Pa…
Ayodhya, July 3 (IANS) The grandfather of one of the eight accused in the Ram Temple embezzlement case, Lavkush Mishra, on Friday said that the family has received a week’s notice for demolition of their house.Speaking to IANS, Jagdamba Prasad Mishra said: “They are asking whether the plan (of the house) is approved or not. The approved map is with the contractor. That contractor is not here at the moment. We have spoken to the officials; when he comes, he will present the map…they have given …
Ayodhya, July 1 (IANS) The Faizabad Bar Association on Thursday submitted a formal complaint at the Ram Janmabhoomi police station in Ayodhya seeking the registration of an FIR against Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s former General Secretary Champat Rai, former trustee Anil Mishra, and others regarding the alleged embezzlement of funds and donations at the Ram Temple.The Bar Association had earlier planned a foot march to the police station, which was cancelled after the police report…
Ayodhya, July 1 (IANS) Even as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) intensifies its probe into embezzlement of donations and offerings at the Ram Temple, the series of disclosures sheds light on the deep nexus that existed among the temple staff and how they breached all norms and violated Ram bhakts’ trust to fill their own coffers. Latest revelations in the temple theft episode show the amount of cash recovered from seven out of eight accused. Though crores of money and valuables are reporte…
Ayodhya, June 28 (IANS) Police on Sunday recovered jewellery and documents from the house of accused Ramshankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav, after searches were conducted at the residences of all eight accused, arrested in connection with the alleged misappropriation of donations and offerings at the Ram Mandir.This comes after the eight individuals were sent to three-day judicial custody on Friday. They will stay in jail till June 29 and will be produced before a city court again on Monday.Accordin…
Ayodhya, June 28 (IANS) Police on Sunday conducted searches at the residences of all the eight accused, arrested in connection with alleged misappropriation of donations and offerings at the Ram Mandir.This comes after the eight individuals were sent to three-day judicial custody on Friday. They will stay in jail till June 29 and will be produced before the city court again on Monday.Krishna Nand Tiwari, a neighbour of accused Anukalp Mishra, said: “Action is being taken, brother (Mishra) or who…