In the terror attack on July 5, 2005, two local residents were killed and seven CRPF personnel were injured. (Express file)Fourteen years after five Jaish-e-Mohammad operatives tried to storm the makeshift temple at the disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya, a special court in Allahabad Tuesday convicted four persons and sentenced them to life imprisonment for their role in the terror attack. One of the accused was, however, acquitted by the court for lack of evidence.
In the terror attack on July 5, 2005, two local residents were killed and seven CRPF personnel were injured. All the five terrorists were killed by the security forces.
“Special Judge Dinesh Chand on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to four of the accused — Dr Irfan, Asif Iqbal alias Farooque, Shakeel Ahmed, Mohammad Naseem. The court convicted them of various charges, including murder conspiracy. The court found that they were associates of the five terrorists who had attacked the disputed site in Ayodhya in 2005 and were gunned down by security forces. The court also acquitted Mohammad Aziz for want of evidence,” District Government Counsel (Allahabad) Gulab Chand Agrihari said. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 60,000 each on the four convicts, he added.
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In the police investigation that followed the terror attack, five persons — Dr Irfan, Asif Iqbal alias Farooque, Shakeel Ahmed, Mohammad…
