-The Hindu ‘They are free and we are trapped,' says a resident, as many villagers share her fear that they may be targeted again LAXMANPUR BATHE (BIHAR): On Wednesday night, Baudh Paswan kept tossing and turning in bed, his appetite and sleep gone. "I feel they will come back again," he murmured. As they did on the night of December 1, 1997 and began a killing spree. Armed with firearms and swords, members...
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Patna HC acquits all 26 convicted of Dalit killings -Prashant Pratap
-The Hindustan Times Patna: The Patna High Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction of 26 persons, 16 of them awarded the death sentence, in a 16-year-old case of massacre of 58 Dalits in a Bihar village. The court acquitted the 26 of all charges for lack of evidence. Two of those awarded death are since dead while a third is absconding. Suspected members of the Ranveer Sena, an outlawed upper caste militia,...
More »Patna High Court sets aside conviction of 26 in Laxmanpur Bathe Dalit massacre case
-PTI The Patna High Court on Wednesday set aside the conviction of all 26 accused, 16 of whom were awarded death sentence by a lower court, for the massacre of 58 Dalits in Laxmanpur Bathe village in Bihar's Jehanabad district 16 years ago. A Division Bench comprising Justices V N Sinha and A K Lal absolved all 26 persons of all the charges for lack of evidence against them. The order was...
More »Millionaire mukhiyas -Alok Gupta
-Down to Earth Money pumped in development schemes in Bihar is giving rise to a new breed of village heads, flush with money and flexing muscles About a year ago killings and a spurt in the purchase of arms and luxury vehicles in extremely backward villages started to bother the Bihar police. It spied and found that mukhiyas, or village heads, had multiplied their assets beyond imagination. It took the police six...
More »India Matters: Food secure in the Capital -Sutapa Deb
-NDTV The debate on the merits and demerits of the National Food Security Bill went on for months. But most of it seems disconnected to the reality on the ground to the churning lakhs of low income families are experiencing as they register for the new scheme. There is anxiety and desperation to get subsidised foodgrain. In the office of the Food and Supply Officer in Delhi's north east district, many have...
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