Ayodhya case litigant dead

Mahant Bhaskar Das, the main litigant in the Babri MasjidRam Janmabhoomi case, passed away on Saturday. He was 89. Das, the head of Nirmohi Akhada, was a petitioner in the case since 1959. He was admitted to a private hospital on Tuesday following breathing problems where he later suffered a brain stroke. —