The Ayodhya police on Wednesday conducted fresh searches as part of their investigation into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple, and recovered a donation box with a QR code and seized cash, gold, silver, and foreign currency, said sources.Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today extended the deadline until July 15 for the special investigation team (SIT) probing the Ram Mandir donation theft case.The SIT had sought additional time from the Chief Minister to conduct a comprehensive examination of the various aspects of the case. Accepting the request, Yogi directed the SIT to submit its report by July 15.The Chief Minister, who constituted the SIT at the request of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, had earlier made it clear that the SIT would conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into every aspect of the case to establish the complete truth. He also stated that no guilty person would be spared under any circumstances.On June 23, the SIT’s chief member, Divisional Commissioner of Lucknow Vijay Vishwas Pant, submitted the preliminary report to the Home Department, making several stringent recommendations. Acting on these recommendations, the first FIR in the case was registered on June 25 at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Police Station based on a written complaint filed by Trust member Krishnamohan. The FIR named eight accused persons along with several unidentified individuals. All eight named accused have since been arrested and a high level probe is on.Hand over probe to Army: CongressThe Madhya Pradesh Congress on Wednesday demanded that the Army investigate the alleged Ayodhya Ram Temple donations embezzlement case and impose martial law in the entire region, claiming that normal agencies will not be able to conduct an impartial probe into the sensitive matter.


