While announcing the 2005 Ayodhya terror attack verdict on Tuesday June 18, a Special Court in Prayagraj sentenced life imprisonment to four while one was acquitted.
Special judge Dinesh Chandra, who was hearing the case, announced the verdict in a special court in Prayagraj (erstwhile Allahabad) on Tuesday. The accused were locked up in the Naini Central Jail in Prayagraj.
Due to security constraints, the verdict was pronounced in the prison where the accused – Irrfan, Mohammad Shakeel, Mohammad Naseem, Mohammad Aziz, Asif Iqbal and Farookh – are locked up.
On July 5, 2005, the Ram Janmabhoomi – Babri Masjid complex was attacked by armed terrorists. The attack was foiled by security officials and the attackers were killed. The terrorists allegedly belonged to Lashkar-e-Taiba and were suspected to have entered India through Nepal.
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