Lawyer for Muslim parties in SC tears pictorial map purportedly showing Lord Ram's birthplace

Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, representing Muslim parties in the Ram-Janmbhoomi-Babri masjid land dispute case, tore up a pictorial map provided by the All India Hindu Mahasabha purportedly showing the exact birthplace of Lord Ram during the hearings in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Dhavan objected to the reference to the map by Senior advocate Vikas Singh, representing the AIHM.

Dhavan then asked the bench as to what he should do with it, to which the bench said that he can shred it into pieces.

Dhavan then tore the pictorial map, provided by the AIHM counsel, in the courtroom.

During the arguments, Singh referred to various aspects of the Allahabad High Court judgement and said there has been long faith and belief on the part of Hindus with regard to the sacred nature of the birthplace of Lord Ram.

Dhavan had also objected to Singh's attempt to refer to a book on Ayodhya, written by former IPS officer Kishore Kunal, saying such attempts should be disallowed.

The bench had then ...