India, July 14 -- LUCKNOW/AYODHYA A special court in Ayodhya on Tuesday granted a 14-hour police remand of two more accused in the alleged Ram temple donation embezzlement case, rejecting the investigating officer's request for seven days' custody.

The court of the special judge (anti-corruption) allowed the remand of Subhash Chandra Srivastava, a retired bank employee who supervised the temple's cash-counting operations and Ramashankar Mishra. Police sources said the duo will be taken into custody at 7am on Wednesday. Investigating officer and deputy SP Ashutosh Tiwari had sought seven days of custody, but the court granted a 14-hour remand.

Investigators said the two accused will be confronted with disclosures made by co-accused durin...