Civil Judge Ravi Kumar Diwakar, who ruled in the favour of the continuation of the Gyanvapi mosque premises survey and rejected the plea to change the court-appointed advocate commissioner for recording the survey finding on a videotape, has expressed concerns related to his safety.

In his order, the judge said that an atmosphere of fear is being created and he is worried about his family’s safety.

An atmosphere of fear was created by making this civil case into an extraordinary case. The fear is so much that my family is always concerned about my safety and I am concerned about their safety. Concerns about safety are repeatedly expressed by my wife when I am out of the house, said Judge Diwakar.

Yesterday, my mother (in Lucknow) during our conversation also expressed concerns about my safety, and from the news received by the media, she came to know that maybe I am also going to the spot as commissioner and my mother asked me that I should not go on commission on the spot, as it may endanger my safety, the judge added.