Supreme Court orders new SIT into Ram temple donation theft, will monitor probe
The Supreme Court has ordered a new Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged embezzlement of funds related to the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. The local police have been removed from the case, and a senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer will lead the investigation, which includes a directive for the Shri Ram Teerth Kshetra Trust to preserve all donation records. The court emphasized the importance of conducting the investigation impartially and cautioned against any politicization of the matter.