FIR registered in alleged embezzlement of donations at Ram temple

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 25 : A First Information Report has been registered in the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
The case has been filed under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including Sections 306, 316(5), 317(4), 317(5), 61 and 3(5), on the directions of the Uttar Pradesh Government.
Those who have been named in the FIR are: Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra, Avinash Shukla, Tinnu Yadav, Manish Yadav and others.
This comes after allegations were made by former SP MLA from Ayodhya, Pawan Pandey, who claimed that between Rs 7 crore and Rs 7.5 crore in donations were misappropriated from the Ram Mandir.
Following the allegations, on June 14, the state government constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged scam involving offerings made at the Ram Mandir, following a request from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir Trust.
Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday lashed out at the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, terming it a "fraud" and a "cover-up" intended to protect influential individuals
Kejriwal, who arrived in Lucknow today, claimed that the SIT lacks the authority to conduct a genuine investigation."This SIT has no power to investigate, so this SIT is just a fraud in the eyes of the people. It is a cover-up of the entire matter, and the SIT's only job is to protect influential people," the AAP national convener told reporters.
Meanwhile, a fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a court-monitored investigation into allegations.
The petition sought registration of an FIR and the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to probe into the reported missing funds, financial irregularities, mismanagement, and other alleged illegalities concerning the affairs and administration of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.