Ayodhya attack case posted to August 10

Faizabad (UP), Jul 26: District court today posted hearing in the Ayodhya fidayeen attack case to August 10 and extended the judicial custody of all the five accused for 14 days.

The terrorists were produced in the court of district judge R P Shukla from Allahabad's Naini Jail under tight security.

The judicial custody was extended following lawyers' strike here.

Although, an year has passed since the incident took place, charges are yet to be fixed against the quintet.

After the attack on the Ram Janmabhoomi, the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) had lodged a case under Indian Penal code (IPC) sections 147, 148, 302, 307, 353, 153, 153 A, 295, 120 B and 4.

Shakil and Nasim Ahmad were arrested on July 27, 2005, while Asif Iqbal and Mohd Aziz were arrested on July 14 in the Kashmir valley by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

The quartet were accused of providing SIM card and sophisticated weapons to the five terrorists, who stormed the high security Ram Janmabhoomi complex in Ayodhya on July 5, 2005.

The fidayeen were, however, neutralised by security personnel deployed at the site.

Dr Irfan, a Unani medical practitioner, was arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police on July 22, 2006 in Saharanpur district.

UNI