India, July 19 -- The Ayodhya Police have placed the key accused, Tinnu Yadav and Manish Yadav, in police custody for 39 hours in connection with the theft of donations at the Ram Temple. Concurrently, the residence of Tinnu Yadav, situated in the Swarg Dwar locality of Ayodhya Dham, remains secured and unoccupied.

This development occurs amid an ongoing investigation into alleged misappropriation of funds and valuables from donation boxes (hundis) at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) previously submitted a preliminary report highlighting critical procedural deficiencies, including the absence of staff screening, inadequate preservation of CCTV footage (retained for only 45 days instead of the mandated 1...