The Uttar Pradesh Government on Saturday (June 13, 2026) formed a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe accusations surrounding the alleged disappearance of donations made at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

The SIT has been formed following a request from the Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Temple Trust and it has been directed to submit a final report within 15 days and preliminary report within seven days. The members of the SIT comprise Lucknow Divisional Commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant, Inspector General of Police S. Kiran, and Special Secretary (Finance) Neel Ratan.

The decision comes after a war of words erupted in Uttar Pradesh with Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav alleging that crores of rupees donated by devotees at the Ram Temple had gone missing and demanded the judiciary to take suo motu cognisance.

Reacting to Mr. Yadav’s allegations, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai said internal audits are underway, adding nothing noteworthy has come to light yet. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the SP chief of spreading rumours about the Ram Temple.