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Killing of Dalits in firing: trial begins

MUMBAI: A decade after 10 Dalits were killed and 26 injured in a firing allegedly ordered by a police officer, trial in the case has started in the Sessions Court here.

State Reserve Police officer Manohar Kadam and some police personnel are the accused in the Ramabai Nagar firing case. A team of police officials submitted additional documents and statements apart from the original charge sheet.

On July 11, 1997, riots had broken out in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in Ghatkopar in central Mumbai after a statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar was found desecrated. Kadam had allegedly ordered his platoon to open fire on the mob.

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