Ayodhya attack case posted to Sep 20

Faizabad, UP, Sep 5 (UNI) The court today posted hearing in the Ayodhya fidayeen attack case to September 20 and extended the judicial custody of all the five accused for another 14 days.

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

Meanwhile, the judge directed the district administration to provide adequate security to any lawyer representing the accused.

Faizabad Bar Association had already passed a resolution that no lawyer would be allowed to plead their case.

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, last year, while Asif Iqbal and Mohd Aziz were arrested on July 14 in the valley by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.

The four 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, last year.

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

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

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