- Alleged Misappropriation of Ram Temple Donations Case
- The Supreme Court disposed of the petitions related to this matter
- Directing the state government to constitute a new Special Investigation Team (SIT).
Ram Mandir donation scam: The Supreme Court has taken an important decision in the case of alleged misappropriation of donations in the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Uttar Pradesh government informed the court that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has filed a charge sheet in the case. Subsequently, in the hearing held today, the Supreme Court disposed of the petitions related to this matter. Also, the court has also directed that the lower court should conduct further hearing as per the law.
Chief Justice Suryakant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. The case was heard on Monday (November 2) before Mohana's bench. At this time, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh government told the court that the SIT investigation has been completed and the charge sheet has been filed.
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The Supreme Court then allowed the petitioners to appear before the concerned lower court in Ayodhya to appear and cooperate with the prosecution. However, the court also clarified that it has not expressed any opinion regarding the merits of the allegations in this case or their veracity.
What did the state government say?
The Supreme Court had on July 20 directed the Uttar Pradesh government to set up a new Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the case. Accordingly, a new SIT was formed on July 27. Inspector General of Police, Lucknow, Kiran S. The leadership of this team was entrusted to him. The team also included a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) and a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).
On September 21, the SIT had submitted a status report of the investigation to the Supreme Court. The team had said that 105 incidents of unauthorized withdrawal or concealment of cash during counting of donations in the temple were detected on the basis of CCTV footage. Also, the court was also informed that evidence was obtained against eight persons.
Petitions were filed for which demands?
Various petitions were filed in the Supreme Court demanding an independent probe by the CBI into the alleged misappropriation of donations in the Ram temple. These included lawyers Narendra Kumar Goswami, Ajay Kumar Rai, RJD MP Sudhakar Singh, Hindu Dharma Parishad and Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha.
The petitions demanded handing over the investigation into the case to the CBI, setting up of an independent SIT, appointing an expert committee to review the donation management, conducting a forensic audit of the trust and making public the details of the donations received by the temple on the official website.
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Changes in Ram Mandir Trust too
Some changes were also made in the management of Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust after the case of alleged misappropriation of donations came to light. The Trust appointed the post of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the first time. Former Air Marshal Jitendra Mishra was entrusted with this responsibility. Meanwhile, it is reported that Champat Rai, general secretary of the trust, has resigned from the post on June 27.
After the Supreme Court disposed of the petition, the next hearing of the case will be held in the lower court in Ayodhya. Therefore, the evidence in the charge sheet and the court hearing will reveal the next picture regarding this alleged malpractice.