Indian private army chief shot dead

[fd24]

The head of a banned upper caste private army has been killed by unknown gunmen in the northern Indian state of Bihar, police say.

Brahmeswar Singh headed the Ranvir Sena, an organisation alleged to have carried out numerous mass killings of low caste villagers.

Police said that Mr Singh was accused of more than 200 murders, all of which he denied.

Rural Bihar is a feudal society where caste barriers are rigidly enforced.

Police said Mr Singh, who was also known as Barmeshar Mukhia, was gunned down by unknown assailants in Ara in Bihar's Bhojpur district.

He formed the Ranvir Sena in 1992 and fought with lower caste groups and Maoists who opposed the upper-caste landlords.

Mr Singh spent nine years in prison on various charges and was released on bail in May 2011.

His private militia was accused of carrying out several massacres, including one in Lakshmanpur Bathe area in 1997, in which 58 dalits or "untouchables" were killed.

Mr Singh always said he was fighting for the rights of farmers.

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[T90TankGuy]

this makes world affairs mate?

 

[CorporateAffairs]

Private army chief

 

[Windjammer]

this makes world affairs mate?

It did make BBC News. !!

Private army chief

Trouble reading. ??

His private militia was accused of carrying out several massacres, including one in Lakshmanpur Bathe area in 1997, in which 58 dalits or "untouchables" were killed.

 

[T-Rex]

this makes world affairs mate?

I didn't know that you consider what goes on in india as martian affairs!

 

[KRAIT]

Ranvir Sena Chief.....nothing important.

 

[Koovie]

good. another idiot gone...

 

[AbhimanyuShrivastav]

I think its a very valid news.. Lets not diss this just because a Pakistani started the thread.. Its awesome news for Indians.. Such people deserve what he got..

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Brahmeswar Singh headed the Ranvir Sena, an organisation alleged to have carried out numerous mass killings of low caste villagers.

Police said that Mr Singh was accused of more than 200 murders, all of which he denied.

His private militia was accused of carrying out several massacres, including one in Lakshmanpur Bathe area in 1997, in which 58 dalits or "untouchables" were killed.

He killed over 200 low-caste Dalits?

 

[jha]

good. another idiot gone...

Not good news for Bihar though...Another caste war might start.. This is another political motivated move ( most probably from Lalu supporters ) to enrage public...Be assured that revenge will be taken and it wont be pleasant..

 

[Rajaraja Chola]

He killed over 200 low-caste Dalits?

200 is a pretty blown up figure....

 

[T-Rex]

So, somebody in india is about to appoint a new chief of their terror wing.

 

[harpoon]

Don't start it!! He is a premium troll and you know it!!

Just wanted to show how that wretched ideology from his land is devastating my country.
Anyways I deleted my post.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

Just wanted to show how that wretched ideology from his land is devastating my country.
Anyways I deleted my post.

Give me a break, you don't think that same ideology f*cked us up too?

Though that has nothing to do with the caste system.

 

[harpoon]

Not good news for Bihar though...Another caste war might start.. This is another political motivated move ( most probably from Lalu supporters ) to enrage public...Be assured that revenge will be taken and it wont be pleasant..

jha-ji..is it true that Ranvir Sena played a significant part in chasing away Maoists from Bihar.

Give me a break, you don't think that same ideology f*cked us up too?

I heard no Chinese saying anything against Mao or Maoism..or are you too afraid to say that in mainland.

Though that has nothing to do with the caste system.

Yeah..it was class system in China, caste system in India...all Maoists need is a boogeyman to put the blame on and then get the people together to kill them en masse.