Ayodhya fidayeen attack case hearing on Oct 19

Faizabad, UP, Oct 3: A local court today posted hearing in the Ayodhya fidayeen attack case to October 19 and extended the judicial custody of all the five accused for 16 days.

The terrorists were brought from Allahabad's high security Naini Jail under tight security and produced before district court judge R P Shukla.

Since, they were not represented by any counsel, the hearing could not be taken up and their judicial custody was extended.

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 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, liquidated 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, 2005 in Saharanpur district.

UNI