India, July 6 -- The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Monday accepted the resignation of its general secretary, Champat Rai, amid the ongoing investigation into the alleged misappropriation of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The Trust also appointed Bajrang Bagra as its new general secretary.

According to sources, Rai and trustee Anil Mishra submitted their resignations after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took a firm stand on the alleged donation theft and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitted its preliminary report to the state government.

The SIT's initial findings reportedly revealed that staff entrusted with counting cash donations allegedly siphoned off money despite the installation of C...