Ayodhya Land Deal: Police Complaint Filed Against Ram Temple Trust

The Trust has been accused of misusing donations and 'committing fraud' in the purchase of the Ayodhya land.

The proposed design of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

(Photo Courtesy: Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust)

In Ayodhya, Nirvani Akhada's Mahant Dharam Das has accused the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust of misusing people's donations, and 'betraying' them and Ram devotees by 'committing fraud' in the purchase of government land, The New Indian Express reported.

Further, on Wednesday, 18 August, Das demanded that the charge of running the temple be handed over to the Hindu saints in Ayodhya, and pushed for immediate dismissal of the trust's General Secretary Champat Rai.

The complaint filed against the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust on Tuesday stated the names of all office-bearers and members of the trust, including Rai and member Anil Mishra, Ayodhya mayor’s nephew Deep Narayan, Rajkumar Das of Ram Ballabhakunj, and sub-registrar SB Singh, The New Indian Express reported.

However, no FIR has been filed in the case yet.

In July, the trust had said that no foul play was found by a “team of experts who scrutinised all the documents related to the land deals".

Govind Dev Giri, the treasurer of the trust, also addressed reporters and said that the trust will not stand any 'media trial', claiming that all their land documents “show full transparency and honesty".

(With inputs from The New Indian Express.)