Lucknow, June 28 -- Police on Sunday morning conducted simultaneous raids at the residences of all eight people arrested amid allegations of irregularities in the collection of donations for the Ram Temple, which have snowballed into a major controversy, triggering political slugfests, police action and calls for accountability.

Meanwhile, the Ram Temple trust on Saturday confirmed that its general secretary, Champat Rai, and member Anil Mishra have tendered their resignations.

The controversy first surfaced on June 7 when Samajwadi Party leader Tej Narayan 'Pawan' Pandey alleged that donations worth Rs.5 crore to Rs.7.5 crore were siphoned off from temple offerings.

On June 13, the state government set up the SIT at the request of the...