CBI court to record statements of Babri mosque demolition accused from June 4

The special CBI court hearing the Babri mosque demolition case is set to record the statements of the accused, who include BJP leaders L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharti, from June 4 onwards.

Special judge S K Yadav on Thursday asked the defence to start producing the accused from that date.

The court will record their statements under section 313 of the CrPC, giving them a chance to claim innocence.