Ram temple ‘fund theft’: Ayodhya Bar warns of Rs 5 lakh penalty for lawyers defending accused

Faizavad, 29/7:The Faizabad Bar Association in Ayodhya settled that none of its members would represent the eight accused arrested in the alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations, also warning that any lawyer violating the decision would face a penalty of Rs 5, 00,000

At the Bar Association meeting on Monday, lawyers demanded that Champat Rai, Anil Mishra, and Gopal Rao, who are all associated with the management of the temple (but not mentioned as accused in the FIR), “must leave” Ayodhya.