A sessions court on Monday is likely to deliver the judgment in the infamous Ramabai firing case, which left 10 persons dead and over 25 injured.
A sessions court on Monday is likely to deliver the judgment in the infamous Ramabai firing case, which left 10 persons dead and over 25 injured.
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The accused, State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) officer Manohar Kadam, who is alleged to have ordered indiscriminate firing on a Dalit mob, has been charged for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The judgment in the case was delayed for a month after the court clubbed two counter cases filed after the firing. The second case was filed against 11 persons for rioting, assault and attempt to murder.
Additional sessions judge SY Kulkarni however held that the verdict against Kadam should not be stayed as the trial in this case is over. The trial against the 11 persons is yet to begin.
The mob was protesting against the desecration of an Ambedkar statue on July 11, 1997 after which the Maharashtra government had appointed a commission under Justice SD Gundewar in November 1997 to investigate the firing. However, it completed its enquiry by August 1998.
The report indicted Kadam for firing indiscriminately at the mob. Based on the report, the state sanctioned Kadam's prosecution in August 2001 and an FIR was lodged against him.
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