1997 Laxmanpur Bathe Carnage, Bihar
On 1 December 1997, Ranvir Sena gunned down 58 Dalits at Laxmanpur Bathe. Charges were framed in the case against 46 Ranvir Sena men on December 23, 2008.
On 7 April 2010 sentenced 16 convicted persons to death out of the 26 convicted at Patna court. Announcing the judgement, Additional District Judge Vijay Prakash Mishra sentenced to life imprisonment the remaining 10 convicts and imposed a fine of Rs. 50,000 on each.
Around 91 of 152 witnesses in the case had deposed before the court.
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