Ram temple donation row: FIR against 8 on Trust’s complaint days after SIT’s preliminary report

Ram temple donation row: FIR against 8 on Trust’s complaint days after SIT’s preliminary reportSenior police officials said the FIR names Rama Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu, described as a close aide of Trust general secretary Champat Rai.Updated on: Jun 26, 2026 6:49 AM ISTBy Rohit Kumar SinghPrefer HTon GoogleShare viaCopy link A First Information Report (FIR) was lodged on Thursday against eight named accused and other unidentified persons on the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust’s complaint in connection with the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, pushing the controversy into the domain of a criminal investigation.The FIR was registered at the Ram Janmabhoomi police station in Ayodhya on the complaint of Trust member Krishna Mohan.

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