India, June 26 -- All eight accused were arrested on Friday in connection with alleged irregularities in donations for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a day after the Uttar Pradesh Police lodged a case in the matter on Thursday.

The case was lodged on the complaint of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the temple. The first information report (FIR) filed in the case named Ramashankar Yadav, alias Tinnu, an aide to the trust's general secretary, Champat Rai, and seven others.

A police officer said investigators are examining the alleged role of Yadav, who is among those arrested, in the handling and movement of donations. "The other arrested accused are Anukalp Mishra, Avinash Shukla, Karunesh Pandey, Manish Yadav, L...