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    4 Indian Politicians To Stand Trial Over 1992 Mosque Destruction

    It was one of the most incendiary episodes in India's modern history, with communal rioting that killed more than 2,000 people. Now, the Supreme Court has revived criminal conspiracy charges.
    by Merrit Kennedy Apr 19, 2017 1 minute
    Indian activists carry placards displaying images of the Babri mosque during a December 2016 protest in New Delhi to mark the anniversary of the mosque's destruction in 1992.

    It was one of the most incendiary episodes in India's modern history.

    Now, the country's Supreme Court has decided to revive criminal conspiracy charges against four veteran ruling party politicians over the destruction of a mosque

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