Eight Arrested in Embezzlement Case at India's Ram Temple

An Ayodhya court remanded eight individuals to judicial custody on 26 June 2026 for allegedly systematizing the theft of donations to the Ram Temple, consecrated in January 2024. The charges allege organized misappropriation of funds from devotees across India and the diaspora. The case targets donation flows—cash, digital transfers, in-kind offerings—rather than property assets, marking a distinct governance challenge for the central-government-controlled Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.