Lucknow,
(the states. news)
A petition has
been filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High court on Friday
challenging the acquittal of 32 accused in the Babri mosque demolition in
Ayodhya on December 6, 1992 by the special CBI court.
On September 30 last, the special CBI court, Lucknow, acquitted all 32 accused,
including BJP leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharti in the Babri Masjid
demolition case.
But now two CBI witnesses have moved the petition in the Lucknow bench of
Allahabad High Court against the acquittals on Friday.
But surprisingly the petition was filed after 100 days when deadline for CBI to
challenge the verdict in a higher court expired after 90 days.
The petitioners said that the delay was due to CBI, which did not respond to
their plea to challenge the special court’s acquittal verdict.
The petition were filed by two CBI witnesses – Haji Mahboob, 70, and Hafiz
Sayyad Akhlaq, 80, who deposed during the trial at the Lucknow court. Their
houses, which were in close proximity to the mosque, were torched by a mob on
December 6, 1992. (uni) (media saheb.com)
Babri demolition case acquittal challenged in High court
