Ram temple donation 'theft': Judicial custody of 8 accused extended till August 10

Ayodhya: A special court here on Monday extended the judicial custody of all eight accused in the Ram temple donation theft case by 14 days, defence counsel said.

Special Judge (Anti-Corruption) Rajat Verma extended the judicial custody of the accused till August 10 after they were produced before the court virtually from the district jail, defence counsel Kul Shekhar Singh said.

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The accused are Avinash Shukla, Anukalp Mishra, Lavkush Mishra, Maneesh Kumar Yadav, Karunesh Pandey, Ramashankar Mishra, Subhash Srivastava and Ram Shankar Yadav alias Tinnu.

Police have already questioned all eight accused separately during police custody as part of the investigation.

The case relates to the alleged embezzlement of cash donations made by devotees at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya.

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