Babri verdict LIVE: All acquitted; accused tried to stop mob, says judge

The 1992 Babri Masjid demolition had cost around 3,000 lives and changed the country's political landscape. Stay tuned for Babri Masjid demolition verdict LIVE updates

1:10 PM

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath expresses happiness over the Babri Demolition case verdict and says justice wins

1:10 PM

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut welcomes the verdict on the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition case

12:28 PM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: Advani and Joshi tried to stop the mob says judge

12:16 PM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: The verdict will be announced in Court room number 18

The verdict will be announced in Court room number 18, and it has been decided that only five out of 32 accused will be inside the courtroom at any time

12:00 PM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: Judge SK Yadav begins to read the 2000+ page judgment

11:58 AM

Babri Masjid demolition judgment day: Verdict anytime now

11:57 AM

11:32 am (IST) A multi-layered security apparatus has been put in place in the vicinity of the Old High Court building in Lucknow

11:40 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: Special Judge S.K. Yadav to commence the proceedings now

11:39 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: Special CBI judge takes roll call

11:27 AM

In the Ayodhya Judgment, SC held that 'Babri Mosque demolition was an egregious violation of the rule of law, wrong committed must be remedied'

11:25 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: LK Advani, MM Joshi and Uma Bharati may appear through video conferencing

11:18 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: Court will decide on 2 FIRs

Court will decide on 2 FIRs – 197/1992 & 198/1992

 

FIR 197 was against unnamed Karsevaks for the demolition of the structure 

 

FIR 198 was against eight BJP leaders for instigating the demolition of the structure.

11:17 AM

Vinay Katiyar and Ram Vilas Vedanti, accused in Babri Masjid demolition case, arrive the Special CBI court in Lucknow for the hearing today

 

 

11:13 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas chief, Nritya Gopal Das unlikely to be present in the CBI special court

11:12 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi not physically present before the Court

11:04 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: All accused persons have also entered entered the court room

10:57 AM

CBI Special Court in Lucknow to pronounce verdict in the Babri Masjid demolition case shortly

10:56 AM

Babri Masjid demolition verdict LIVE: Security tightened around Special CBI court in Lucknow

10:54 AM

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut says, waiting for the court's verdict on the Babri demolition case

10:51 AM

Babri case verdict: CBI Judge S K Yadav arrives in court

10:48 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: Senior BJP leader Kalyan Singh was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh at the time of the demolition

Senior BJP leader Kalyan Singh was the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh at the time of the demolition. His government was dismissed as riots broke out across the country, in which around 3,000 people died.

 

10:44 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case: Accused Vinay Katiyar, Dharamdas, Vedanti, Lallu Singh, Champat Rai and Pawan Pandey have reached Lucknow

10:40 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case: CBI judge Surendra Kumar Yadav to pronounce verdict shortly

CBI judge Surendra Kumar Yadav will begin reading out the verdict shortly as he has arrived in court room.

10:39 AM

Babri Masjid demolition verdict LIVE update: Sadhvi Ritambhara, Sakshi Maharaj, Vinay Katiyar and Champat Rai Bansal reach court

10:35 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: Uma Bharti has contracted coronavirus and Kalyan Singh is recuperating from it

10:35 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: Advani, 92, and Joshi, 86, are exempted from attending on health grounds

10:22 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case verdict LIVE: BJP veterans LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh unlikely to be present in the trial court

BJP veterans LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh, all accused in the Babri mosque demolition case, are unlikely to be present in the trial court on Wednesday at the time of delivery of verdict in the matter 

10:20 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case: If former UP CM Kaylan Singh and BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj are convicted, they may face maximum imprisonment up to 3 years

If former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj and then Ayodhya district magistrate R.N. Srivastava are convicted, they may get maximum three years of jail term.

 

10:13 AM

Babri Masjid demolition case: If convicted, the accused face maximum imprisonment up to five years for conspiracy

According to legal experts, if convicted, veteran leaders like L.K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti, Vinay Katiyar, Sadhvi Rithambhara, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, Champat Rai Bansal, Ram Vilas Vedanti, Dharmadas and Satish Pradhan would face maximum imprisonment up to five years for conspiracy.