Indian Supreme Court Rules Disputed Territory Belongs To Hindus
The territory, in northern India, was the site of a 16th-century mosque, torn down in 1992 by Hindu extremists. Judges paved the way on Saturday for a Hindu temple to be built there.
by Sushmita Pathak
Nov 09, 2019
2 minutes
Hindus and Muslims in India have been arguing over a 2.77-acre patch of land for centuries. Now, after a bitter and protracted legal battle, India's Supreme Court says the land should be handed over to the Hindu side.
The disputed plot is in Ayodhya, a town in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It's where one of India's most famous Muslim emperors built a
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