India, June 27 -- Eight people have been arrested by Uttar Pradesh Police after the special investigation team submitted a report to the state government on the basis of oral, documentary and electronic evidence. Two of them - Anukalp Mishra and Lavkush Mishra - are related to each other and also to Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust member Anil Mishra, according to locals in Ayodhya. Another two people - Ram Shankar Yadav 'Tinnu' and Manish Yadav - are also related.

Prosecution officer KC Verma said five to six of the arrested were bank employees who were deployed for counting cash donations received at the temple and were drawing salaries from the bank. He said they were outsourced employees engaged by the State Bank of India (S...