The Vishva Hindu Parishad has called for a first information report to be registered and a police investigation launched into allegations of misappropriation of donations made to the Ram temple in Ayodhya, The Indian Express reported on Thursday.
The demand came after a Special Investigation Team submitted a preliminary probe report to the Uttar Pradesh government.
The Vishva Hindu Parishad is part of a group of Hindutva organisations led by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the parent organisation of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.
Alok Kumar, the president of VHP International, told the newspaper that media reports about the probe team’s findings suggested that “there are enough grounds to file an FIR in the matter”.
He said that the investigation report indicated that security camera footage allegedly showed persons misappropriating money and that their identities had been established.
“So, no further fact-finding is required for lodging an FIR,” Kumar further told the newspaper. “An FIR should be lodged earlier, investigation should be expedited and a chargesheet filed, and the case should be heard on a day-to-day basis in a fast-track court.”
He added that persons responsible should face the maximum punishment and that devotees would not be satisfied until those found guilty were jailed.
Kumar also said that an internal inquiry alone would not be sufficient and that the truth would...
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