Ram Temple donation row: Trust deploys new cash-counting team, introduces two-shift system under SBI supervision
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust deployed a new cash-counting team and introduced a two-shift system under SBI supervision for counting donation offerings.
The trust appointed Shobhnath Mishra as the new in-charge of cash counting after predecessor Subhash Shrivastava was jailed in the donation theft case.
Four supervisors, including former defence personnel, were appointed to oversee the counting process; senior in-charge Captain KK Tiwari will submit daily reports.
The alleged embezzlement was investigated by an SIT, leading to an FIR and the arrest of eight individuals, including Avinash Shukla and Anukalp Mishra.
Police recovered cash up to Rs 20.39 lakh from Avinash Shukla, along with gold, silver, foreign currency, and a donation box marked 'Ramrajya Kosh'.
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