LUCKNOW, July 26 -- The Uttar Pradesh government has reconstituted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of cash donations at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, appointing inspector general (Lucknow range) Kiran S. to head the fresh three-member panel in compliance with directions issued by the Supreme Court for an IPS officer-led investigation.

According to highly placed sources, the new SIT will comprise Kiran S as its chairperson, while DIG (Ayodhya) Somen Barma and SSP (Ayodhya) Gaurav Grover will serve as members. Though the constitution of the new panel has been agreed upon by the state authorities, an official notification confirming the appointments was yet to be issued till the filing of this re...