Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand. File pic

A special anti-terror court yesterday acquitted Hindutva preacher Swami Aseemanand and four others in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove "even a single allegation" against them, lawyers said. A few hours after the verdict was pronounced, Ravindra Reddy, the judge who delivered the same resigned. "Prosecution (NIA) could not prove even a single allegation against any of the accused and all of them stand acquitted," said J P Sharma, the counsel for Assemanand, quoting the judge.