Overview
- The Uttar Pradesh government formed a three‑member Special Investigation Team that reached Ayodhya quickly and inspected donation boxes, counting halls, registers and CCTV as part of an active probe.
- Trust officials say they asked for an independent inquiry and will cooperate, while the SIT was given short deadlines to deliver a preliminary report and a final report to the state.
- Investigators have questioned staff, taken at least one employee into custody for questioning and carried out searches that reportedly recovered cash and triggered asset‑vs‑income scrutiny of low‑paid workers and close associates.
- Separately, the suspicious death of Prince Yadav in a Nepal hotel remains under investigation with a post‑mortem awaited and political leaders demanding a higher‑level probe.
- International security and enforcement moves include a UK boarding and detention of a Russian‑linked tanker and warnings that mines reported in the Strait of Hormuz will keep insurers and shippers from resuming normal tanker traffic until clearance is certified.