Criminal conspiracy against Advani, Joshi |
A CBI court has charged former Indian deputy PM LK Adavni, senior BJP leader MM Joshi and cabinet minister Uma Bharati for their role in conspiracy behind the demolition of Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992. They all, however, were allowed bail on personal bonds of Rs 50,000 each. As the court proceeding started, the counsel for the 12 accused moved a bail application on behalf of Advani and others, which the court allowed. Thereafter, they moved another application, pleading their discharge from conspiracy charges, which was rejected by the CBI judge. Now, an additional section of 120 B of the IPC (criminal conspiracy) has been invoked against them. Apart from Advani, Joshi and Bharati, other accused who appeared before the CBI court included BJP MP Vinay Katiyar, Sadhvi Ritambara, Vishnu Hari Dalmiya, Ramjanmabhoomi Trust chief Nritya Gopal Das, Ram Vilas Vedanti, Baikunth Lal Sharma alias Prem Ji, Champat Rai Bansal, Dharma Das and Satish Pradhan. All of them were named in an FIR filed after the demolition of Babri Masjid on December 6, 1992 for allegedly instigating the mob and conspiracy behind the razing of the disputed structure. They were booked in a separate FIR while the main FIR had been lodged against the lakhs of karsewaks for demolishing the structure.
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