LUCKNOW, July 13 -- The three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of devotees' offerings at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple has found no irregularities in the audit or banking transactions of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, highly-placed sources privy to the probe said, adding that investigators concluded the alleged embezzlement was not linked to manipulation of the Trust's financial accounts.

The SIT has completed an extensive scrutiny of the Trust's audited bank accounts, deposits, reconciliations and financial records maintained by banks handling temple funds, the highly-placed sources added.

The examination has not revealed any discrepancy in the accounting or audit process, reinforcing ...