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December 23, 1949: Abdul Barkat Sees Divine Ram Lalla

In this excerpt from his book ‘Tryst With Ayodhya’, Balbir Punj narrates the account of Abdul Barkat, a Muslim policeman, who was posted in Ayodhya when idols of Ram were claimed to have ‘emerged’ at the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babari Masjid site in 1949.

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