Overview
- On June 19 the Special Investigation Team that the Uttar Pradesh government set up at the trust’s request has been stationed in Ayodhya and questioning trustees and employees, including Dr Anil Mishra, about how donated cash was counted and who managed the process.
- Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has publicly backed the SIT, urged devotees to hand over any documents or leads, and said those found guilty will not be spared while asking for roughly 15 days for preliminary results.
- RJD MP Sudhakar Singh served a legal notice to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust seeking itemised, year‑wise accounts, audited balance sheets, bank details and disclosures of any foreign contributions for 2021–22 through 2025–26.
- Investigators have reported recovery of cash from an employee’s residence and are reviewing donation registers, vault records, CCTV and bank statements even as the trust denies mismanagement and says regular audits are carried out.
- Former officials and commentators say weak supervision, informal counting and lax handover to banks point to procedural failures that have hurt devotees’ trust and increased pressure for either a management overhaul or a higher judicial review.