LUCKNOW: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court granted bail on Tuesday to former Bharatiya Janata Party leaders LK Advani, MM Joshi, Union Minister Uma Bharti and nine others for demolition of Babri Mosque.
The leaders have been granted bail against surety bond of INR50,000 each, were charged with inciting violence and instigating violence which led to the demolition of the Babri Mosque on December 6, 1992.
However, the accused pleaded guilty to the charges against them also that they should be discharged from the conspiracy charges. The judge reserved the order on that application.
Earlier, the CBI court claimed that it would frame additional charges against LK Advani among other leaders.
In 2001, the Allahabad High Court dropped all conspiracy charges against the former BJP leaders. However, the Supreme Court on April 20, 2017, reinstated the charges and directed special CBI court to frame new charges.
Others accused in the case include 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.
