Focus will now shift to case on Babri Mosque Demolition

LUCKNOW: Now that the Supreme Court has delivered its verdict in the much-awaited Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute case, the focus will shift to the second Ayodhya case pertaining to the Babri Masjid demolition that took place on December 6, 1992.

This case, related to the alleged criminal conspiracy behind the demolition of the mosque, is in the final stages of hearing in a Special CBI court in Lucknow.

Some high-profile names of Indian politics are the accused in the case, which has been going on for almost three decades now. Some of the accused persons in the case have already passed away.

The first FIR in this case, related to the demolition of the Babri Mosque, was registered immediate after it was brought down on December 6, 1992.

This first FIR no. 197/92 was registered against unknown ‘karsevaks’ under Sections 395, 397, 332, 337, 338, 295, 297, 153A of IPC, and Section 7 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act.

Minutes later, a second FIR no. 198/92 was registered under Sections 153A, 153B, 505 of the IPC against L.K. Advani, Ashok Singhal, Giriraj Kishore, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, Vishnu Hari Dalmiya, and Sadhvi Ritambhara. This was related to provocative speeches promoting enmity delivered ahead of the demolition. Forty-seven other FIRs were registered in cases related to offences of assault on media persons, looting valuables like cameras and reporting gadgets, etc. All FIRs were filed at the Ram Janmabhoomi police station in Ayodhya.

A few days later, the government recommended the demolition case no. 197 to the CBI, while the second case no. 198 was handed over to the CB-CID branch of the UP police. A year later, however, the second case was also transferred to the CBI.

The CBI, which took up investigation in all the 49 cases related to Babri Masjid demolition, filed a consolidated charge sheet against 40 people these cases in a special court in Lucknow on October 5, 1993. (IANS)

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