Mumbai, Aug. 4 -- Following MNS chief Raj Thackeray's Rs 18 crore donation theft allegations, Siddhivinayak Temple Trust called for an audit into the increase in the amount of donations to the temple in the last two years and said that eight people were arrested, who are out on bail.

At an MNS event on Saturday, Raj Thackeray had cited a purported letter by the temple trust to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, in which they complained of a donation theft from the Siddhivinayak Temple.

Addressing a press conference in Mumbai on Sunday, a trustee said that police action was taken against the accused and several employees were also suspended for allegedly receiving bribes for VIP darshan at the Mumbai temple.

He said, "So f...