In Uttar Pradesh, a special court has sentenced two persons to life imprisonment in 2007 Ayodhya civil court blast case. <br />'' <br />'' Additional District Judge Ashok Kumar also imposed a fine of 50 thousand rupees to Tariq Kazmi of Azamgarh and Mohammad Akhtar alias Tarique of Jammu and Kashmir. <br />'' <br />'' Third accused Sazzad ur Rehman was acquitted because of lack of evidence. <br />'' <br />'' The fourth accused Khalid Mujahid died in Barabanki jail due to heatstroke. On the 23rd of November 2007, a series of blasts had rocked civil courts of Lucknow, Varanasi and Ayodhya, then known as Faizabad. <br />'' <br />'' Four persons including a lawyer lost their lives in the blast. Anti Terrorism Squad of UP Police had carried out the probe. <br />