Two-and-a-half years after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the grand temple, the shrine is embroiled in an unsavoury row over allegations that donations from devotees worth tens of millions have been embezzled.

Two individuals, Anukalp Mishra and Lavkush Mishra, have been arrested in connection with the alleged theft of offerings at Ayodhya's Ram temple.

The investigation was expected to widen and focus on the scale of the alleged siphoning and the role of those with direct access to donations | India News

AYODHYA: Eight people named in an FIR over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya were arrested on Friday, senior officials said.

Opposition leaders allege cash and jewellery offerings systematically siphoned off