Etawah (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 1 (ANI): Samajwadi Party’s National General Secretary, Ramgopal Yadav, on Wednesday alleged that a massive fraud of Rs 20,000 crore, including valuable metals, jewels and gemstones, has taken place at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir involving high-profile names.
Speaking to the reporters, he underlined that the devotees donated thousands of crores worth of gold, silver, and diamonds, but nobody knows what happened to those donations.
“It is a Rs 20,000 crore scam with big names involved in it. People donated crores of Rupees, gold and diamonds, but today no one knows what happened,” he said.
His remarks came after a First Information Report (FIR) was registered on June 25 in connection with the alleged embezzlement of donations received at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged Ram Mandir donation case has been granted a 15-day extension to complete its investigation.
The extension has been given to enable the SIT to widen the scope of its probe and conduct a comprehensive inquiry into all aspects of the case. The investigation will be expanded further to ensure that every angle is thoroughly examined and that no guilty person will be spared.
The SIT will continue its investigation with the aim of taking the case to its logical conclusion through a fair and comprehensive probe.
The court’s decision follows a high-intensity investigation by the Uttar Pradesh police into reports of financial irregularities and misappropriation of funds and offerings at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple.
Earlier on June 29, the Ayodhya court had remanded all the accused in the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case to 14-day judicial custody.
On June 26, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and member trustee Anil Mishra resigned, taking moral responsibility for the alleged embezzlement of Ram Mandir donations. (ANI)
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