Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai’s wife, Reena Rai, has alleged that her husband had been detained by the police in Ayodhya while on a visit over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple and that the family had not been informed about his whereabouts.

In a video statement late Monday night, Reena Rai said Ajay Rai had gone to Ayodhya to raise the issue of the alleged misappropriation of temple donations and was also scheduled to offer prayers at the Ram temple along with other Congress leaders.