By IANS,
Bhandara (Maharashtra) : A trial court here Monday convicted eight of the 11 accused on charges of killing four members of a Dalit family in Khairlanji village of Maharashtra. Three people were acquitted after the court deduced that the killings was not due to caste atrocity.
A frenzied mob of about 50 villagers attacked the house of Bhaiyyalal Bhotmange, a Dalit farmer, on the evening of Sep 29, 2006 and lynched four members of his family, including his wife Surekha, daughter Priyanka and two sons Dilip and Roshan.
Delivering the judgment at a packed sessions court here, the first ad-hoc sessions judge S.S. Dass held Gopal Sakru Binjewar, Sakru Mahagu Binjewar, Shatrughan Issam Dhande, Vishwanath Hagru Dhande, Ramu Mangru Dhande, Jagdish Ratan Mandlekar, Prabhakar Jaswant Mandlekar and Shishupal Dhande guilty.
He acquitted Mahipal Antu Dhande, Dharampal Vishwanath Dhande and Purushottam Bisan Titarmare.
The judge said he would announce the quantum of punishment for the eight guilty Sep 20.