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Locals, including the family members of martyr karsevaks say that Balrampur's former MP Munnan Khan was activey involved in targeting and killing the devotees.

Mahavir Prasad Agrawal's wife had to search fanatically for her missing husband on that fateful day. She finally found his body in a police vehicle full of corpses of karsevaks.

OpIndia found that many prestigious families, big industrialists, big personalities from various fields, and top officials from private companies are also volunteering there. Many of these volunteers arrived in Ayodhya in luxury cars such as Jaguars and BMWs and stayed in five-star hotels.

Ram Bahadur Verma was shot on October 30, 1990, while engaged in Kar Seva, and died 2 months later. OpIndia visited Ram Bahadur Verma's home and obtained information about their life since Ram Bahadur's martyrdom.

Hariom Singh suspects his uncle's body was thrown into the Saryu River by police officers deployed in Ayodhya back then.

Karsevak Ram Achal Gupta was shot dead in Ayodhya on the pretext of offering prayers during Mulayam Singh Yadav's government.

In the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the idol of Ram Lalla will be installed within the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on 22nd January 2024

Rajendra Dharkar was shot dead at the age of 16 under the government of Mulayam Singh Yadav for the crime of being a Kar Sevak

A release certificate issued to a jailed kar sevak in 1990 during Mulayam Singh Yadav govt mentions the crime as ‘107/116 Rambhakti'

Sandeep Das, the priest of Raja Dashrath Samadhi Sthal, told OpIndia that while the shrine remained a victim of neglect under governments run by parties like Samajwadi Party (SP), a dargah too was built next to it as part of a well-planned conspiracy.