House of 8 Arrested in Ram Temple Donation Case Raided by Ayodhya Police

The Ayodhya Police on Sunday conducted simultaneous raids at the residences of all eight people arrested in connection with the alleged embezzlement of donations at Ram Mandir, reported PTI, citing police sources. The raids come two days after all eight accused were remanded in judicial custody till June 29 by a court in Ayodhya. Police teams, accompanied by local magistrates, carried out searches at the homes of the accused, including Lav Kush Mishra, Avinash Shukla and Ramashankar Yadav, the report said. They collected documents, including Aadhaar cards, PAN cards and bank-related details from the residence of accused Manish Yadav after asking his family members to open the locked house, the news agency quoted sources as saying. Searches were also

carried out at the residences of other accused, including Ramashankar alias Tinnu Yadav. Yadav's family members were questioned and documents were examined.

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The eight accused -- Avinash Shukla, Anukalp Mishra, Lav Kush Mishra, Manish Kumar Yadav, Karunesh Pandey, Ram Shankar Mishra, Subhash Srivastava and Ramashankar alias Tinnu Yadav -- were associated with counting cash and valuables received as donations at the Ram Temple. They were arrested and have been remanded in judicial custody. The Ayodhya Police is expected to seek their custodial remand when they are produced before the court on Monday. The investigators have reportedly so far recovered Rs 79.85 lakh. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra (Trust) on Saturday said that it was "shocked, hurt, and deeply saddened by the incidents reported over the past few days", as it assured the devotees that items, like silver bricks and ornaments, are "safe and fully accounted for." In its first official confirmation amid the ongoing controversy, the Ram Temple Trust also said that it has received the resignations of Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, adding that a final decision will be taken in the next meeting.(With inputs from PTI)