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.

Cash and jewellery offerings made by devotees had been swindled by staffers of the temple in Ayodhya, Opposition leaders and a whistleblower have claimed.

The complaint was filed by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

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

Eight individuals have been apprehended in connection with an FIR filed over alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations. The Uttar Pradesh government has pledged an impartial…

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.

Eight individuals linked to alleged Ram temple donation embezzlement in Ayodhya have been arrested, with further investigations underway.

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…

An FIR has been registered against eight people over the alleged embezzlement of donations belonging to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust in Ayodhya. The development has sparked a…

Govt has not disclosed the scale of the alleged embezzlement, but opposition parties and media reports say it could amount to more than $20m.

Opposition parties have amped up attack on the government on the donation issue, alleging that many valuables are now missing. | India News

Opposition leaders allege cash and jewellery offerings systematically siphoned off

Among those arrested is Ramashankar Yadav alias Tinnu, considered a close aide of the trust’s general secy Champat Rai; police probing his alleged role in handling and movement of…

Prosecution officer KC Verma said five to six of the arrested were bank employees who were deployed for counting cash donations received at the temple. | India News

Trust’s general secretary Champat Rai and prominent trust member Anil Mishra resigned on Friday, said people aware of the matter. | India News

The controversy surfaced on June 7 when Samajwadi Party leader Pawan Pandey alleged that donations worth ₹5 crore to ₹7.5 crore were siphoned off from temple offerings. On the…

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) uncovered a theft from Ayodhya's Ram Janmabhoomi temple donation boxes, arresting eight individuals and recovering over Rs 79 lakh in cash.

Explore the Ram Temple embezzlement case, the ongoing investigation, and calls for management reforms following donation misappropriation allegations.

The alleged Ram Temple donation irregularities have escalated into a major controversy after the arrest of eight people linked to the temple management, the recovery of nearly ₹80…

A Special Investigation Team has uncovered serious mismanagement and alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The preliminary report details violations of…