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Ayodhya Ram Mandir Karsevaks

The road to the Grand Ram Temple being built at the Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya, has been a long and arduous one. It has been a 500-year-long battle, with hundreds sacrificing their lives to reclaim one of the most holy sites for Hindus.

This topic page traces the stories of those Karsevaks who sacrificed their lives in the quest to reclaim Ram Janmabhoomi.

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Read the tale of Karsevak Ram Achal Gupta, who was shot dead by police while singing Ramdhun in 1990 after he was stopped from...

राहुल पाण्डेय - 5 January, 2024

Karsevak Ram Achal Gupta was shot dead in Ayodhya on the pretext of offering prayers during Mulayam Singh Yadav's government.

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Story of the Karsevak Sanjay Kumar Singh, who sacrificed his life for Ram Mandir, was shot dead by police on Mulayam govt’s order in...

OpIndia Staff - 5 January, 2024

Sanjay Kumar Singh left his house quietly on October 30, 1990, leaving two daughters and his wife behind. He was killed on the same day, and was cremated on the banks on Sarayu

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Police fired on orders of CM Mulayam Singh Yadav, ‘cremated’ body forcefully in Ayodhya: Story of a ‘Postman’ who sacrificed his life for Ram...

राहुल पाण्डेय - 5 January, 2024

In the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the idol of Ram Lalla will be installed within the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on 22nd January 2024

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16-year-old Kar Sevak Rajendra Dharkar was shot dead under Mulayam Singh Yadav government: Read about the hardships faced by his family

राहुल पाण्डेय - 3 January, 2024

Rajendra Dharkar was shot dead at the age of 16 under the government of Mulayam Singh Yadav for the crime of being a Kar Sevak

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Rambhakti a crime? Kar Sevak jailed during Mulayam Singh govt has a prized jail certificate saying so. Old memories get revived as Ram Mandir...

राहुल पाण्डेय - 3 January, 2024

A release certificate issued to a jailed kar sevak in 1990 during Mulayam Singh Yadav govt mentions the crime as ‘107/116 Rambhakti'

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Shot in the head, wife struggled to find dead body: Story of Karsevak Ramesh Kumar Pandey who sacrificed his life for Ram Mandir

राहुल पाण्डेय - 31 December, 2023

The location where Ramesh was shot is close to Hanuman Garhi. This location is just three hundred meters from Ramesh's residence. The Ayodhya police station is also only half a kilometre from Ramesh's house and the spot where he was shot dead.

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