The Babri mosque demolition was not planned, a judge in Uttar Pradesh said, acquitting all accused including BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, NDTV reports.
The verdict in the 28-year-old case involving the demolition of Babri Masjid, which stood at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya was announced by a special court in Lucknow.
The 1992 demolition was preceded by a series of rath yatras by the BJP’s LK Advani.
Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and Kalyan Singh were not present in court but joined via video link.
