Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday said the alleged embezzlement of donations to the Ram Temple at Ayodhya has pained devotees but stressed strict action will be taken against those found guilty in the case.

Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, while speaking in the legislative council on the last day of the monsoon session, alleged "looting" of the donation box of Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple in the past and sought to know why no probe was ordered by the government of the day, a reference to the administration led by then-CM Uddhav Thackeray.