Ayodhya/Lucknow, July 4 -- The three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) is set to expand the scope of its probe into allegations of irregularities in Ram Temple donation collections and look at the entire financial ecosystem of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust since its formation on February 5, 2020, two state government officials said on Friday.

Senior state government officials told HT that the expanded mandate effectively brings under scrutiny the complete trail of donations the trust received from within India and abroad during the four-year construction phase of the Ram temple and the period thereafter, along with the utilisation of those funds.

The SIT - comprising Lucknow divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pa...