HC dismisses plea against acquittal of Advani and other accused in Babri mosque demolition case

Lucknow: The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea challenging the acquittal of 32 accused including former deputy prime minister L K Advani in the Babri mosque demolition case on the ground of maintainability.

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A Lucknow bench of justices Ramesh Sinha and Saroj Yadav passed the order on the appeal by two Ayodhya residents - Haji Mahmood Ahmad and Syed Akhlaq Ahmad.

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The other leaders whose acquittal was challenged include the then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, senior BJP leaders M.M. Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar and Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and Sadhvi Ritambhara. (PTI)

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