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New Delhi: The first information report (FIR) registered by the Uttar Pradesh police on Thursday (June 25) in relation to the alleged theft of funds from the Ram temple in Ayodhya says that in the preliminary investigation by the special investigation team (SIT) that was constituted earlier, it has clearly come to light that some of those involved in counting of the money received as offerings by the temple have engaged in embezzling the funds in a well-planned and criminal manner.

The FIR was registered on Thursday on the basis of a complaint submitted by Krishna Mohan, who, according to the FIR, is a member of the Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra.

“Based on the SIT’s preliminary investigation report and an examination of available oral, documentary, and electronic evidence, it has become prima facie evident that some personnel engaged in the counting process committed theft, embezzlement, and criminal misappropriation of the gifts/offering money in a well-planned, recurring, and criminal........

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