Ayodhya, July 7 -- An Ayodhya court on Tuesday reserved its order on a police plea seeking seven-day custody of three jailed accused, Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra and Karunesh Pandey, in the investigation into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple.

Ayodhya Police had moved the court seeking custody of the three men, arguing that their custodial interrogation was required to take the investigation forward.

The Investigating Officer (IO) told the court that questioning the accused was necessary for further progress in the case.

Earlier on Sunday, a police team had questioned five accused inside the jail. Based on the information that emerged during that interrogation, police filed the application seek...