India, June 26 -- The alleged theft and misappropriation of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya took a significant turn on Thursday after police registered the first FIR in the case, naming eight individuals following the submission of a preliminary report by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to the Uttar Pradesh government.

The FIR was lodged on the basis of a complaint filed by Krishna Mohan, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, and invokes multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including charges related to theft by a clerk or servant, criminal breach of trust, handling stolen property, concealment of stolen assets, criminal conspiracy and common intention.

Those named in the FIR are Ramash...