Convict of 61 dalit killing, shot dead

Ranvir Sena Chief Brahmeshwar Singh was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Bihar’s Bhojpur district early on Friday morning, police said.

Mr. Singh was on a morning walk when he was accosted by gunmen who pumped 40 bullets into him, killing him on the spot at Katira Mohalla under Nawada police station, 71 kms from Patna, they said.

Mr. Singh alias Mukhiya ji, who was earlier facing life imprisonment in various carnage cases, was acquitted and released from jail in April this year.

Chief of Ranvir Sena, a private militia of upper caste landlords, is allegedly responsible for perpetrating several killings including Laxmanpur Bathe massacre of 61 Dalits way back in December 1996.