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Investigators are now examining whether other assets were also purchased using the misappropriated funds as they continue to trace the money trail.

It is natural for all of Hindu society, including the RSS, to expect the Trust to treat this "highly condemnable" incident as an extraordinary matter and take effective steps to rectify all shortcomings in temple management and operations, he says

It's the biggest scandal of the year. 8 men have been arrested and top VHP leader is under the scanner for crores of Ram Temple donations being stolen over months and maybe even years. The RSS has been forced to condemn it, while UP government has formed an SIT. But will it give the opposition the ammunition it needs before UP elections this year. HT's political editor Sunetra Choudhury says that it isn't a given- while people are very angry with what's happened, it's who they are blaming that's key.

Responding to the allegations, BKTC Chairman Hemant Dwivedi has said that the allegations circulating on social media had been taken seriously.

Senior Congress leader and AICC spokesperson Kuldeep Singh Rathore on Friday demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into the alleged irregularities involving offerings at the Ayodhya Ram Temple, alleging that the Uttar Pradesh government could not ensure an impartial probe because it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The statement issued by RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale comes in the wake of allegations of theft and embezzlement of donated funds and valuables at the temple.

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal alleged a cover-up in the Shri Ram Mandir donation theft case, questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the handling of the matter.

Congress demands accountability from PM Modi over alleged Rs1,400 crore donation theft for the Ram temple amid growing public outrage.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar on Friday backed RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's statement regarding the alleged Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case, asserting that the voice of the Sarkaryavah represents the sentiments of crores of people across the country.

The Congress leader said that he had made a donation for the Ram Temple and would travel to Ayodhya to file a lawsuit seeking the return of his donation.