Sathya Sai Central Trust member and Sathya Sai Baba's nephew, R J Ratnakar sought more time to appear before the police regarding seizure of huge amount of cash being hauled fro Sai Baba's Yajur Mandir. The police had served notices to Rantakar and another trust member, V Srinivasan, asking them to appear before the Ananthapur SP within three days for questioning.

The police on June 19 seized Rs 35.5 lakh being transported in a car from Baba's ashram Prashanti Nilayam at Puttaparthi to Bangalore. Three people were also arrested. The arrested people have reportedly told the police that the money was given by trust members. The cash seizure sparked a huge row, with a section of devotees alleging that it was being transported out from Yajur Mandir, the residential quarter of Sathya Sai Baba. Ratnakar initially said the trust has nothing to do with the money but claimed it belonged to the 12 devotees and they would appear before police to give their clarification.

A large section of devotees is not ready to believe that only Rs 11.56 crore, 98 kg gold and gold jewellery and 307 kg silver articles were found in Yajur Mandir, which was opened June 17, nearly two months after the Baba's demise. Taking a serious note of the allegations against the trust, the Andhra Pradesh government decided to seek a report from the trust about its activities and assets. This is the first time in four decades that the government has intervened in the activities of the trust. State Endowments Minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah said the allegations against the trust forced the government to intervene. He defended the action, saying the government wants to keep devotees informed of the facts.