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The Ayodhya authority served notice for an allegedly unauthorised three-storey under-construction house owned by wife of a key accused, Lavkush Mishra. | India News

Demanding stern punishment for those involved in embezzlement of donation money, he said, "The SIT's report will come out with all facts and figures. No one involved in the irregularities will be allowed to walk away."

Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Friday alleged that the embezzlement of the donations received at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was carried out under the protection of the centre, further underlining that the government is also shielding the main accused by not registering any FIR but instead forming a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for the investigation.

Severe waterlogging on Friday was witnessed in parts of Ujjain following heavy rainfall, while temples located near Ram Ghat were submerged after the water level of the Shipra River rose due to continuous rainfall in the state.

In an order issued on Thursday, July 2, 2026, Chief Executive Officer Sohan Singh Rangar instructed all officials and employees posted at donation and offering counting centres, accounts branches, treasury sections, guest houses, and puja counters at Badrinath, Kedarnath, and all other temples managed by the committee to exercise heightened vigilance.

"After so many days, it came to their mind that an FIR should be filed. Until now, what was the deaf and dumb government doing? The question is this. Didn't you know? I am asking you, you tell us. Who recommended the appointment of these people? How did these people come to sit in these positions? Who gave them authority? We should know this," she said.

Following the allegations of theft and embezzlement of donated funds and valuables, here's what's changed at the temple in Ayodhya.

The development comes against the backdrop of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations made by devotees to the Shri Ram Lalla shrine