Man detained in Ayodhya for attempting to offer ‘namaz’ inside Ram Temple complex

Published - January 11, 2026 01:39 am IST - Lucknow A view of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, in Ayodhya on Saturday | Photo Credit: ANI Security agencies at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya of Uttar Pradesh on Saturday detained an individual after he allegedly to offer namaz inside the temple complex. Family members of the individual, identified as Ahmed Sheikh from Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, claimed that he was mentally ill and has shared medial records from the psychiatry department of Srinagar Medical college as evidence. The incident raised concern over the security of the temple complex on how the man entered the high-security premises.