Varanasi, June 3 -- A total of 14 accused, including senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, were acquitted by the MP-MLA court on Wednesday in the 2005 Gyanvapi dispute case.
Gulshan Kapoor, who was acquitted in the case, explained that a minor altercation over Maulana Batin's security check during Friday prayers on September 2, 2005, during the Samajwadi Party government, gradually escalated into a violent riot, resulting in significant damage to government property.
During the Samajwadi Party regime, several innocent people were implicated in the investigation.
Senior BJP leader Shankar Giri and Gulshan Kapoor, along with seven Hindu and nine Muslim businessmen, were charged under serious charges. The case underwent a protracted ...