Indian court acquits Hindu nationalist leaders in Babri Masjid demolition case for ‘lack of evidence’

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COURTESY BY: https://www.dawn.com/ An Indian court on Wednesday acquitted Hindu nationalist leaders, including former deputy prime minister Lal Krishna Advani, in a case over the demolition of a mosque at a disputed site 28 years ago, citing a lack of evidence. The demolition sparked nationwide riots that killed more than 3,000 people in a decades-long dispute that has fueled Hindu-Muslim tension, as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s campaign for Hindu renaissance helped bring it to power. A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Lucknow in its Wednesday ruling said…