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20
sentenced to life for murder of 3 Dalits
Thursday November 04, 2010 07:28:34 PM,
IANS
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Mysore:
Twenty people were sentenced to life imprisonment by a court here
Thursday for killing three Dalits 17 years ago during a clash over
allowing members of the Dalit community to enter a village temple.
Additional Sessions Special Judge L.F. Malavalli also ordered the
20 to pay a fine of Rs.15,000 each.
The court further directed the government to pay compensation of
Rs.50,000 to the families of each of the three victims.
The clash took place March 25, 1993 at Badanwal village, about 40
km from here, over entry of Dalits in the local temple. Three
Dalit men were killed in the fray.
Police filed cases against 23 people, three of whom died during
the trial.
The judge had Oct 28 held the 20 guilty, and reserved punishment
for Thursday. All the 20 were present in the court to hear the
sentence.
The police had stepped up vigilance in Badanwal ahead of the
verdict. "The village is peaceful," a Mysore district police
spokesperson said.
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