In a shocking development, the bank account of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Khestra Trust was plundered by the fraudsters as around Rs 6 lakh were stolen from the official account, which has been receiving funds for the construction of Lord Ram Temple in Ayodhya. 

The racket has come to light on Wednesday following which the case has been registered against unknown individuals. According to the reports, the gang of fraudsters had withdrawn Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 3.5 lakh from the account on September 1 and 3 respectively by using forged cheques. The racket came to the revelation when the fraudsters attempted to withdraw Rs 9.86 lakh for the third time through the cloned cheques. 

The fraudsters had presented the third cheque for Rs 9.86 lakh with the trust's account at the branch of Bank of Baroda in Lucknow. While they tried to loot such a huge amount, the bank has called the Secretary of Trust Champat Rai for verification of the withdrawal.

After the trust denied any such authorization of withdrawal from its account, the fraud came to the revelation. The Secretary of the trust was shocked to learn that around 6 lakh has gone missing from the account. 

Following the shocking development, the racket was informed to the police. Ayodhya Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar said that the money which was fraudulently withdrawn from the account of the trust has been linked to an account in Maharashtra. The account has been seized and the police have currently been probing the case. 

The reports say that the fraudulent transfer of funds had erupted many questions as the withdrawals from the account of the trust wouldn't be possible without the authorization and the signatures of the general secretary, treasurer, and a member of the trust. There have also been allegations surfaced around the trust that the online donors to the trust's accounts in the Ayodhya branch of the State Bank of India were not receiving receipts for their contribution. 

Ayodhya's SSP said that the amount withdrawn by the fraudsters were transferred to the Punjab National Bank account in Maharashtra. An FIR has been filed against the fraudsters under the sections 419-impersonation, 420 - cheating, 467 - forgery of valuable security, 468 - forgery for cheating, and 471 - using forged cheque as original, under the Indian Penal Code.