Ayodhya, 02 July (HS): Lawyers from the Faizabad Bar

Association protested in Ayodhya on Thursday and filed a police complaint

seeking a FIR against the resigned Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust

general secretary, Champat Rai, trust member Anil Mishra, and temple official

Gopal Rao for alleged embezzlement of donation funds. The attorneys marched

from the courthouse to the Ram Janmabhoomi police station, demanding that a

case be filed and a fair and impartial investigation be conducted. According to

Faizabad Bar Association president Kalika Prasad Mishra, Krishna Mohan, another

trustee and the complainant in the case's original FIR, has also been named an

accused in the complaint.

During March, a huge number of attorneys raised slogans

demanding the formation of a FIR and an inquiry of the Trust's senior

officials. Previously, the bar association stated that it would not defend the

accused in the case and threatened any lawyer who opted to represent them with

a Rs 5 lakh fine per accused. During the march, police officers struggled to

manage the throng, and several attorneys claimed minor injuries as a result of

the jostling. At the police station, several lawyers and media personnel

gathered in the Station House Officer's office and demanded that a case be registered

immediately, while police officials tried to reassure them by saying that the

complaint would be investigated and appropriate action would be taken in

accordance with the law.

Mishra informed reporters that the group has filed a FIR

against the three identified individuals for suspected misappropriation of Ram

Temple contributions and wanted an impartial probe. Rao works in temple

building and with the Trust. Mishra stated, A written complaint has been

submitted. Five persons have gone to get a physical copy of the complaint. If

they do not give a copy, the protest will proceed. The police have stated that

action would be done and have provided complete assurance on the situation. The

FIR names Champat Rai ji, Anil Mishra ji, Gopal Rao, and Krishna Dev (the

complainant in the original FIR). For the time being, we'll wait to see what

happens at the Kotwali Shri Ram Janmabhoomi police station. “

Superintendent of Police (City), Chakrapani Tripathi, stated

that the police had received a complaint and were investigating. Later,

authorities stated that the complaint was put into the General Diary at the Ram

Janmabhoomi police station, and that an acknowledgement receipt was sent to the

complainants.

A senior police official stated that the allegation is being investigated in

line with the law, and necessary action would be taken. He stated that if a FIR

is proven to be merited but not recorded, action would be taken against the

officers involved at the police station. A General Diary is the police station's

official record of complaints, occurrences, and daily activities. The

attorneys' protest, the police investigation of the complaint, and increased

security have all contributed to the ongoing Ram temple donation scandal, which

has already resulted in a FIR, arrests, and a larger investigation.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi