Abdul Barkat’s statement

A board showing Concise of Abdul Barkat’s statement, as he was named as one of the nine prosecution witnesses at a temple in Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas Karyashala as Ayodhya prepares for grandeur as PM Narendra Modi and other eminent dignitaries set to visit the temple town for Bhoomi Pujan of Ram Mandir, in Ayodhya, India, July 31, 2020. Concise translation’ of Abdul Barkat’s statement: He [Abul Barkat] was on duty at the Police Outpost Rama Janma Bhumi on the night between December 22nd and 23rd, 1949. While on duty that night, he saw a fl ash of Divine Light inside the Babari Masjid. Gradually that light became golden and in that he saw the fi gure of a very beautiful godlike child of four or fi ve years the like of which he had never before seen in his life. Th e sight sent him into a trance, and when he recovered his senses he found that the lock on the main gate (of the mosque) was lying broken and a huge crowd of Hindus had entered the building and were performing the aarti of the Idol placed on a Singhasan and reciting: Bhaye prakat kripala Deen Dayala [God has manifested himself]. Photo by Shailendra Pandey/Indian Photo Agency (InPA)