India, June 14 -- The allegations regarding donations and financial mismanagement of the Ram Temple trust in Ayodhya have stirred a hornet's nest in the politically sensitive Uttar Pradesh, where Assembly polls are due early next year.

Following the direction of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday, a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) was constituted to probe allegations regarding the financial management of the temple trust.

Yogi took cognisance after a request from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

The SIT comprises Vijay Vishwas Pant, IAS, Divisional Commissioner, Lucknow; Kiran S, IPS, Inspector General of Police; and Neel Ratan, Special Secretary, Finance Department.

The controversy su...