Last Updated on June 25, 2026 11:55 pm by BIZNAMA NEWS
AMN / LUCKNOW
The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested all eight accused in the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, hours after registering the first FIR in connection with the alleged misappropriation of donations offered by devotees at the Ayodhya temple.
According to sources, all eight accused have been taken into police custody and are being questioned. Arrest memos and other legal formalities are currently being completed. The case was registered on the complaint of Shri Krishna Mohan, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, following the recommendation made in the preliminary report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT).
The FIR names Avinash Shukla, Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra, Manish Kumar Yadav, Karunesh Pandey, Ramashankar Mishra, Subhash Srivastava and Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu as accused. It also mentions several unidentified persons.
SMALL FISH WILL BE PUNISHED: AKHILESH YADAV
Following the registration of the FIR, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioned the investigation process in a post on X. He alleged that under the BJP government, “the small fish will be punished while the big fish will be spared.”
Akhilesh Yadav further claimed that people were saying the SIT process may have been used to erase evidence before the FIR was registered and to decide “which big fish to save and whom to implicate.” He also alleged that it appeared the SIT report had been prepared in advance and that the investigation was conducted to match predetermined conclusions.