The judge, however, held Gopal Sakru Binjewar, Sakru Bijewar, Shatrughna Dhande, Vishwanath Dhande, Ramu Dhande, Jagdish Mandlekar, Prabhakar Mandlekar and Shishupal Dhande guilty under various sections of the IPC. Three persons — Mahipal and Dharampal Dhande and Purushottam Titarmare ¿ were acquitted.
The persons were held guilty under sections 148 (unlawful assembly), 149 (rioting), 201 (disposing of dead bodies/disappearance of evidence) and 302 (murder).
The quantum of sentence would be announced at a later date. However, the judge has set September 20 as the next date of hearing following a submission by Special Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam who raised a legal point.
“I am not satisfied. I think the three acquitted persons should also have been convicted. And there was a caste hatred against us in the village. After studying the final judgment, I will decide what to do next,” said Bhaiyyalal following the verdict.
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