Caste-based killings that rocked Uttar Pradesh in 1981

A special court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district on Tuesday sentenced three men to death for their role in the 1981 Dehuli massacre, in which 24 Dalits, including women and children, were killed, reported The Hindu.

The verdict came 44 years after the killings. The three convicted men broke down in court after the sentence was announced.

Special judge Indira Singh convicted Kaptan Singh, Rampal and Ram Sevak on March 12 and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on each of them. The court called the case among the “rarest of rare” crimes due to the brutality inflicted upon the victims.