Ayodhya case: recorded statement of Vijay Bahadur accused in Ayodhya disputed structure demolition case

Lucknow, JNN. The statement of Vijay Bahadur, accused in the disputed structure demolition case in Ayodhya, has been recorded in the court of Special Judge Surendra Kumar Yadav of CBI Ayodhya case. In his statement, the accused said that the case was being framed in a fake way due to being politically motivated. The court has fixed June 5 as the next date for recording the statements of other accused.

The accused Vinay Katiyar, Pawan Pandey, Ramvilas Vedanti, Vijay Bahadur Yadav, Gandhi Yadav and Santosh Dubey made their presence known at around 11:30 pm on Thursday after the court opened. His advocates on behalf of 31 accused, including Kalyan Singh, Sadhvi Ritambhara, Uma Bharti, Brajbhushan Sharan Singh, Salil Pradhan, Champatarai, Mahant Nrityagopal Das, Sakshi Maharaj, and RN Srivastava submitted their appeals for apology. Which the court accepted for today.

The court has already prepared more than one thousand questions asked by the accused for recording the statement. Vijay Bahadur Singh, who was charged in the court proceedings that lasted till late evening, said in response to most of the questions asked in the court that the matter was politically motivated. They are being falsely implicated in this case. When the accused was asked about the subject of the incident and an audio cassette, he told that this cassette was made by tampering. The negative photograph of the submitted photograph is not available, so it will be read in evidence.

Special CBI advocates Lalit Kumar Singh, Purnendru Chakraborty and RK Yadav were present in the court on behalf of the prosecution. Vijay Bahadur Singh advocate KK Mishra was also present. The court, in its order, has said that there is no time left in case of more number of questions under Section 313. Because of this, the statements of all the witnesses could not be recorded. The court has fixed June 5 for the deposition of other witnesses. Ordered that if the accused wanted to present their evidence after the statements, they would file it in the form of written statement so that the proceedings of the trial could be completed.

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Ashok Singhal, Giriraj Kishore, Vishnu Hari Dalmia, Moreshwar Sawain, Mahant Avaidyanath, Mahamandaleshwar Jagdish Muni Maharaj, Vaikunth Lal Sharma, Paramhans Ramchandra Das, Dr. Satish Nagar, Balasaheb Thackeray, the then SSP DB Rai, Ramesh Pratap Singh, Mahatagi Hargovind Singh. , Lakshmi Narayan Das, Ram Narayan Das and Vinod Kumar Bansal have died. Hearing is being done daily in the special court on the directions of the High Court. The decision is to be delivered on 31 August. According to the court paper report was filed on December 6, 1992 in this case. After deliberating in the CBI, a charge sheet was filed against 48 people. 

Ayodhya disputed structure case at a glance 

• 1528: A mosque was built at a site in Ayodhya, which was the birthplace of Lord Rama. This mosque was built by the Mughal emperor Babur. Therefore, Babri Masjid was known as.
• 1853: Hindus allege that mosque was built by demolishing Lord Rama’s temple. The first violence took place between Hindus and Muslims on this issue.
• 1885: The case reached the court for the first time. Mahant Raghuvardas filed an appeal in the Faizabad court for permission to build the Ram temple at the Babri Masjid.
• 23 December 1949: Around 50 Hindus reportedly placed a statue of Lord Rama at the central site of the mosque. After this, Hindus started worshiping regularly at that place. Muslims stopped offering Namaz.
• 17 December 1959: Nirmohi Akhara files suit for transfer of disputed site.
• 18 December 1961: Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board sues for ownership of disputed site.
• 1984: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) started a campaign to unlock the disputed site and build a huge temple. A committee was formed.
• February 1, 1986: Faizabad District Judge allows Hindus to worship at the disputed site. The lock was opened again. Angry Muslims formed the Babri Masjid Action Committee in protest.
• July 01, 1989: A fifth lawsuit was filed in the name of Lord Ramlala Virajaman.
• 09 November 1989: The government of the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi allowed the foundation stone near the disputed site.
• 06 December 1992: Thousands of karsevaks reached Ayodhya and demolished the disputed structure, following which communal riots took place in many parts of the country. A temporary Ram temple was built in a hurry. Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao promised to rebuild the mosque.
• 2002 April: A three-judge bench begins hearing on the ownership of the disputed site in Ayodhya.
• 2005 July: Militants attack a disputed site using a jeep filled with explosives. Five militants were killed by security forces.
• September 30, 2010: Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court gives historic verdict.
• September 30, 2010: Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court gives historic verdict. The Allahabad High Court divided the disputed land into three parts, one part in the Ram temple, the other in the Sunni Waqf Board and the Nirmohi Akhara.
• 28 September 2010: The Supreme Court paves the way for the judgment, dismissing the petition preventing the Allahabad High Court from awarding the disputed case.
• May 9, 2011: Supreme Court stays the Allahabad High Court verdict.
• July 2016: Death of Hashim Ansari, the oldest litigant in the Babri case.
• March 21, 2017: Supreme Court offers arbitration on Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. Chief Justice JS Khehar said that if both the parties agree, they are ready to mediate outside the court.
• April 19, 2017: Supreme Court orders criminal cases against several leaders of BJP and RSS including LK Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti in the Babri Masjid demolition case.