Babri masjid demolition case verdict: Key observations by Special CBI judge

New Delhi: A Special CBI court in Lucknow pronounced the verdict in 28-year-old Babri Masjid demolition case. In a landmark order, it acquitted all the 32 accused accused of hatching criminal conspiracy behind the razing of Babri masjid on December 6, 1992.

The acquitted persons include LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and others.

Special CBI judge SK Yadav, in his 2,000 page verdict stated that demolition was not pre-planned and there was no criminal conspiracy behind it.

Key pointers by judgement in Babri case:

# Demolition was not pre-planned. Criminal conspiracy can’t be proved
# The authenticity of audio, video provided by CBI is not proved
# Those who climbed the dome were anti-social elements. Accused had tried to stop the mob and not incite them

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The Babri masjid in Ayodhya was razed to the ground in December 1992 by Karsevaks who claimed that the land on which mosque was built was actually the birthplace of Hindu deity Lord Ram.

A total of 49 people were named as accused in the FIR lodged by the CBI, 17 of whom died during the course of the trial.