New Delhi, Jul 16 (IANS): The Supreme Court Monday admitted a Bihar government plea challenging the acquittal of 23 accused in the infamous Bathani Tola massacre of Dalits by the Ranvir Sena in 1996.
An apex court bench headed by Justice Altamas Kabir admitted the plea.
The trial court had convicted all the 23 accused and had awarded death sentence to three. However, all of them were acquitted by the high court.