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2005 Ayodhya Terror Attack: Special court sentences 4 to life imprisonment, acquits one

Four CRPF personnel and two civilians, including a woman, were injured in the attack on July 5, 2005.

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The attack took place on July 5, 2005 had left two locals dead and injured seven security personnel
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A special court in Prayagraj on Tuesday convicted four people and acquitted one other in 2005 Ayodhya terror attack case. The convicts have been sentenced to life imprisonment. 

The attack took place on July 5, 2005 in which two locals were killed and seven CRPF personnel were injured.

Special judge Dinesh Chandra convicted four persons while acquitting one other.  The judge also imposed a fine of Rs 2.4 lakh on each of the convicts, public prosecutor Gulab Chandra Agrahari told reporters.

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Due to security reasons, the verdict was announced in Naini Central Jail, where all the accused are imprisoned.

Five heavily-armed terrorists had made an attempt to storm the high-security makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya on July 5, 2005 and were killed by the security forces before they could strike at the shrine. 

The attack had left two locals dead and injured seven security personnel. All five terrorists were eliminated by security forces in retaliatory action.

The attackers, in the guise of devotees, came in a jeep and stunned the security forces deployed at the first barricade by blasting the explosive-laden vehicle in which one of them was blown to pieces.

His other accomplices, who had got down from the vehicle earlier, hurled grenades and fired indiscriminately with sophisticated weapons, including AK-47 and carbine rifles, while entering the premises of the disputed area.

They were challenged by the personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and the CRPF near the 'Sita Rasoi' temple, part of the disputed area, and were gunned down nearly 70 metres short of the temple in an operation lasting about 90 minutes.

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