4 awarded life term in 2005 Ayodhya terror attack case, 1 acquitted

A special court here sentenced four persons to life imprisonment and acquitted one accused in the 2005 Ayodhya terror attack case in which two locals were killed and seven CRPF personnel were injured.

Special judge Dinesh Chandra also imposed a fine of Rs 2.4 lakh on each of the convicts, public prosecutor Gulab Chandra Agrahari told reporters here.

The terror attack on July 5, 2005 had left two locals dead and injured seven paramilitary personnel. Five terrorists were eliminated by security forces in retaliatory action.