Fourteen years after a terror attack in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, a special court in Prayagraj has today sentenced four of the accused to life imprisonment and acquitted one. Two civilians had died in a crossfire that followed the attack. Special judge Dinesh Chandra also imposed a fine of Rs 2.4 lakh on each of the convicts, public prosecutor Gulab Chandra Agrahari said.

In Tuesday's verdict, the special court sentenced Irfan, Ashiq Iqbal alias Farooque, Shakeel Ahmed and Mohammad Naseem to life term imprisonment and charged them a fine of Rs 40,000 each. Mohammad Aziz has been found not guilty.

The verdict came after 14 years of legal proceedings, during which 63 prosecution witnesses were examined by the court through video conferencing from Naini jail.

Fourteen years after a terror attack in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, a special court in Prayagraj has today sentenced four of the accused to life imprisonment and acquitted one. Two civilians had died in a crossfire that followed the attack. Special judge Dinesh Chandra also imposed a fine of Rs 2.4 lakh on each of the convicts, public prosecutor Gulab Chandra Agrahari said.

In Tuesday's verdict, the special court sentenced Irfan, Ashiq Iqbal alias Farooque, Shakeel Ahmed and Mohammad Naseem to life term imprisonment and charged them a fine of Rs 40,000 each. Mohammad Aziz has been found not guilty.

The verdict came after 14 years of legal proceedings, during which 63 prosecution witnesses were examined by the court through video conferencing from Naini jail.