Patna HC acquits all 26 convicts in Laxmanpur Bathe massacre

”A bench of Justice B.N. Sinha of the Patna High Court acquitted them on the basis of lack of evidence against them in the charge sheet filed by police,” Amrendra Kumar, a lawyer, said.

Ranvir Sena men had allegedly carried out the massacre Dec 1, 1997. According to police, charges were framed Dec 23, 2008, against 44 men of the Ranvir Sena for killing Dalits, including 27 women and 10 children.

Police records showed four Dalit families were completely wiped out in the bloodbath.

Laxmanpur-Bathe is situated on the banks of the Sone river in Jehanabad district.