India, July 9 -- The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has set up a three-member committee to oversee its State Bank of India (SBI) accounts. The committee includes Interim General Secretary Krishna Mohan, Chandan Rai, a chartered accountant by profession, and chief engineer and project manager of the temple, Jagdish Afale. From now on, all financial transactions or payments from SBI accounts need the approval and signatures of all three members.

This change follows recent resignations and an ongoing Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe embezzlement of temple donations. On July 6, 2026, the trust accepted the resignations of former general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra, who stepped down on moral grounds after th...