LUCKNOW, Sept. 23 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Wednesday filed its charge sheet against eight people in the Ram temple donation theft case before a local court in Ayodhya, detailing findings from an extensive investigation into the pilferage of cash, donations, and the accused's financial dealings, people familiar with the matter said.

The charge sheet, which along with the annexures and other documents, runs into 60,000 pages, has been described by investigators as one of the most voluminous filed by the state police, and traces the handling of cash collected at the Ram temple, its subsequent movement to banks and the accounting and verification of valuable donations.

The prosecution documents include papers on the accuse...