FIR Registered After UP SIT's Initial Report On Ram Temple Donation Row

An FIR was registered against eight people in connection with the Ayodhya Ram Temple donation theft allegations on Thursday.

The FIR was registered in Ayodhya based on the written complaint of Shri Krishna Mohan, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust. The police have registered the case at the direction of the Uttar Pradesh government. The case has been registered under several sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including sections 306, 316(5), 317(4), 317(5), 61, and 3(5).

This came 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 controversy over allegations of misappropriation of donations made by devotees to the Ram Temple erupted earlier this month after Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav alleged that reports suggested crores of rupees from donations were missing and urged courts to take suo motu cognisance of the matter.

The temple trust has denied any irregularities and sought an impartial probe , following which the state government constituted the SIT.

During its probe, the SIT questioned various people, including Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust secretary Champat Rai.