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The Supreme Court would hear a batch of pleas seeking a fair and time-bound probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on July 13.
On July 7, an Ayodhya court granted one-day police remand for three of the eight accused — Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra and Karunesh Pandey — arrested in connection with the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple.
On June 29, a local court had sent all the eight accused to 14-day judicial custody.
According to the Supreme Court website, a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana will hear as many as three petitions filed on the issue when the apex court reopens on Monday.
Narendra Kumar Goswami, one of the three petitioners, has moved the top court seeking a CBI probe into the incident. He also sought a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit of the finances of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Theerth Kshetra Trust, which manages the affairs of the Ram temple.
The second petition has been filed by Ajay Kumar Rai and Dinesh Kumar Yadav seeking similar measures.
Besides seeking an apex court-monitored CBI probe, the third petition, filed by RJD MP Sudhakar Singh, has sought a forensic audit of the entire finances of the temple trust.
