Overview
- Whistleblower claims in early June triggered a state SIT review that led to an FIR on June 25 and the resignation of two senior Trust officials.
- The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested eight people linked to cash-counting at the Ayodhya temple and say they have recovered nearly ₹80 lakh so far.
- The UP SIT filed a status report in a sealed cover with the Supreme Court on July 19, which the court began considering at hearings on Monday, July 20.
- At the July 20 hearing the Supreme Court cautioned against politicising the case and suggested the same three-member SIT or a reconstituted panel of senior officers supervise the ongoing probe, with a further hearing set for July 27.
- Opposition leaders have formally demanded an independent CBI or forensic audit and public accounting of donations, petitioners seek CAG and forensic checks, and the Trust will meet on July 22 as calls for preserved receipts and inventories grow louder.