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An investigative report by the Indian Express found that some government officials and their relatives bought land near the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, either in the months before the Supreme Court’s verdict in November 2019 or later. The land, however, was sold by a trust that is being probed for illegal transfer of land that was purchased from 12 Dalit families.
The Maharshi Ramayan Vidyapeeth Trust, which was founded by Mahesh Yogi, had bought land from Dalit people in the early 1990s and the transaction is being probed for alleged irregularities.
In this episode of The Wire Explains, we break down these land deals and more.