Lucknow, June 13 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged scam involving offerings made at the Ram Mandir, following a request from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir Trust.

The SIT comprises Vijay Vishwas Pant, IAS, Divisional Commissioner, Lucknow; Kiran S, IPS, IG (Range); and Neel Ratan, Special Secretary, Finance.

The committee has been directed to submit its preliminary and final reports as soon as possible.

Reacting to the controversy, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Friday held the BJP governments in the Centre and Uttar Pradesh responsible for the alleged misappropriation of funds worth Rs 7 crore from offerings made at the Ayodhya Ram Temple.

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