Gyanvapi mosque case: The security arrangement was beefed up by local authorities ahead of the Varanasi Court verdict on the plea for Carbon dating of alleged Shivling found inside the mosque today.
A Varanasi court on Friday delivered its verdict on the Hindu side's plea seeking carbon dating of the purported 'Shivling' claimed to be found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
Gyanvapi mosque case verdict likely today: Four of the five Hindu petitioners have sought the carbon-dating of Shivling said to have been found in Gyanvapi Mosque during the videography survey. However, the Muslim side said that the structure found was a fountain . The Hindu side had then submitted an application on September 22 that sought a carbon dating of the object they claimed to be `Shivling`.
Varanasi court rejected the plea by the Hindu side seeking carbon dating and scientific investigation of the purported `Shivling` claimed to be found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Carbon dating is a scientific process that ascertains the age of an archaeological object or archaeological finds.