All Accused Of Babri Demolition Case Acquitted
A special court on Wednesday, delivered the much-awaited judgement in the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case. All 32 accused in the case were acquitted by court. Reading the operative part of the verdict, the judge said that the 'demolition was not pre-planned'. While Sadhvi Ritambhara, Sakshi Maharaj, Vinay Katiyar and Champat Rai Bansal were present in court, three key accused BJP leaders skipped physical hearing, and attended through video-conferencing — Uma Bharti tested positive for coronavirus, LK Adavni and Murli Manohar Joshi have excused themselves on grounds of health and age.
The court said a local intelligence report had cautioned in advance that unexpected sequence of events can take place on December 6 but it was left unattended.
The 16th century Babri Masjid was demolished in December 1992 by "kar sevaks" who claimed that the mosque in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh was built on the site of an ancient Ram temple.