Lucknow, July 2 -- The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday extended the tenure of the three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya till July 15, giving investigators additional time to widen the inquiry beyond the eight arrested accused and determine whether systemic failures, procedural violations and institutional negligence enabled the alleged embezzlement.
Senior home department officials said chief minister Yogi Adityanath approved the extension after the SIT sought more time to complete a comprehensive investigation covering every link in the temple's donation management system before submitting its final report.
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