Ayodhya court rejects bail pleas of three accused in Ram temple donation theft case
An Ayodhya court has denied bail to three individuals accused of embezzling donations from the Ram temple. The defense argued that corruption charges were misapplied, but the court maintained the current legal proceedings.
Why it matters
This legal development is part of an ongoing investigation into the security and financial integrity of a major religious site.
A special court in Ayodhya on Monday (September rejected the bail applications of three accused arrested in connection with the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple here, their lawyer said.
Special Judge Rajat Verma of the Anti-Corruption Court heard the bail applications of Avinash Shukla, Manish Kumar Yadav and Ram Shankar Mishra, advocate Kul Shekhar Singh, who represents the accused, told PTI.
The three were among eight accused whose judicial custody was extended till September 21 by the court on Friday (September 18). Their bail applications were taken up for hearing on Monday (September 21).
Mr. Singh said the defence argued that the provisions relating to corruption and criminal breach of trust by a public servant invoked in the case did not apply to the accused as they were not government employees.
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