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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Ram temple donation row: Counsel for accused claims police invoked wrong BNS sections

Ayodhya: The legal aid counsel representing the accused in the Ram temple donation embezzlement case has alleged that the Ayodhya police investigated the matter under incorrect provisions of the BNS, and said he would soon approach the court seeking directions for applying the "correct sections" and filing the chargesheet accordingly.

Kulshekhar Singh, who was appointed by the Uttar Pradesh government as legal aid defence counsel after the Faizabad Bar Association decided not to represent the accused, said he would challenge the applicability of several sections invoked by the police.

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