Ram temple donation ‘theft’: Police gets 39-hour remand of two accused
The move is aimed at allowing investigating officials to question them and help in recovering the stolen cash, valuables and other evidence.
The move is aimed at allowing investigating officials to question them and help in recovering the stolen cash, valuables and other evidence.
The order came after a complaint in this regard was lodged Vikas Tyagi, former provincial coordinator of Bajrang Dal.
Officials informed on Monday that Jaunpur Police managed to solve the case within 14 hours of the recovery of the body.
Police investigating the alleged embezzlement of offerings at the Ram Temple conducted a five-hour interrogation of three jailed accused on Sunday as part of their ongoing probe.
The accused named in the case include Ramshankar Yadav (alias Tinnu), who is associated with temple management, along with Trust employees Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra, Manish Yadav, Karunesh Pandey, Ramashankar Mishra, and Avinash Shukla. Retired bank employee Subhash Srivastava has also been named as an accused.
The case was lodged at Kotwali Khalilabad, Sant Kabir Nagar on 2 November 2025 by the District Minority Welfare Officer following ATS findings of alleged suspected activities across borders.
Millions of devotees and tourists have arrived in the holy city of Kashi to witness the Ganga Aarti and the divine spectacle of the ghats during the Dev Deepawali festival. Security has been tightened in the temple city with the deployment of 2500 police personnel.
Reports said that following day-long questioning on Tuesday, all the accused were taken for medical examination at the district hospital and later produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), who sent them to judicial custody.
To date, 11 police officers have been suspended, comprising one Inspector, five Sub-Inspectors, and five constables.
Over the past 20 days, the force conducted more than a dozen encounters, neutralizing several criminals and apprehending others in half-encounters.
