LUCKNOW, July 17 -- The Ayodhya police have sought the seven days' police custody remand (PCR) of Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu Yadav and his nephew, Manish Yadav, in the alleged Ram temple donation theft case, marking the concluding phase of custodial interrogation in one of the state's most high-profile criminal investigations.

Investigators have moved the special court seeking custody of the uncle-nephew duo, who are the only remaining accused yet to be questioned in police custody. The development comes after the police completed custodial interrogation of six other co-accused in separate phases between July 3 and 15.

Sources said the investigators intend to confront the two accused with statements made by the other arrested persons...