Ram temple donation theft case: UP govt reconstitutes SIT, IG (Lucknow) to head new team
UP govt reconstituted SIT probing alleged theft of cash donations at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, appointing IG (Lucknow range) Kiran S. as head.
New three-member team comprises Kiran S (chairperson), DIG (Ayodhya) Somen Barma and SSP (Ayodhya) Gaurav Grover as members.
Reconstitution follows Supreme Court’s July 20 directive for an IPS-led investigation, replacing earlier panel headed by IAS officer Vijay Vishwas Pant.
Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohan also ordered a fresh status report by July 27.
Alleged theft surfaced from CCTV footage at temple’s cash counting centre showing repeated siphoning of cash during counting of devotees’ offerings.
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