Ram Temple Donation Theft Case: Champat Rai, Anil Mishra, Gopal Rao among 133 witnesses named by SIT

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has named 133 witnesses, including former office-bearers Champat Rai and Anil Mishra, in its chargesheet against eight accused in the Ram Temple donation theft case in Ayodhya. Rai and Mishra resigned after the allegations surfaced, while other witnesses include Krishna Mohan, Gopal M Nagarkatte, and various local residents and police personnel.

The chargesheet, which is around 74,000 pages long, alleges that the donation theft became known when a video and written message were sent to Rai while he was traveling by train from Delhi to Ayodhya on June 4. The accused, all in judicial custody, face charges of criminal breach of trust, criminal conspiracy, and offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act.

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