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Ayodhya court rejects bail for 3 temple accused
The Hindu··4d ago
A special court in Ayodhya on Monday rejected bail pleas of three accused in the Ram temple donation theft case, their lawyer said. Judge Rajat Verma heard Avinash Shukla, Manish Kumar Yadav and Ram Shankar Mishra. Counsel said public-servant corruption charges did not apply as they were not government employees. Investigators have recovered Rs 79.85 lakh so far, prosecutors said.
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What It Means For You
- The three men remain in jail after the court refused bail on Monday.
- Bail pleas of three other accused are listed for Tuesday, and two more for Wednesday.
- The case follows an FIR lodged on June 25 after an SIT preliminary report on temple donations.
What's Happening
- Eight accused had their judicial custody extended till September 21 on Friday.
- Counsel said police had not yet filed a chargesheet, but the court still rejected bail.
- Most accused were bank employees deployed to count cash donations at the temple.
Who Faces Charges
- Other accused named include Anukalp Mishra, Lav Kush Mishra, Karunesh Pandey, Subhash Srivastava and Ramashankar alias Tinnu Yadav.
- Srivastava was said to be in charge of donation counting; Tinnu Yadav was described as close to former trust secretary Champat Rai.
- The court had earlier asked police to produce the case diary after deferred hearings.
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