The demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992, was not planned and involved "anti-social elements" who got agitated and climbed the domes, a court in Uttar Pradesh said today, acquitting all 32 accused including BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti of conspiracy charges in a landmark verdict. | NDTV

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi termed the Babri demolition verdict as a ‘black day’ in the history of Indian judiciary. “The court says there was no conspiracy. Please enlighten me, how many days of months of preparations are required to disqualify an action from being spontaneous?”, asks Owaisi. | The Times of India