How many people have to be killed in the name of caste to 'prove' that casteism and brutal violence still exists in India? How many innocents will be hacked to death in the name of casteism ufffdthe Khairlanji massacre, which triggered shockwaves across the nation hopefully, put an end to such atrocious act in the name of casteism.
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VIDEO CONFERENCE
On Wednesday, lawyers present in the packed courtroom said they were viewing the huge screen placed inside the courtroom, which showed Justice RC Chavan, who was in the courtroom of Bombay High Court, while Justice AP Lavande was in Nagpur. "This is for the first time in my over 30 years of professional practice I have seen judgment being passed using video conferencing," said senior public prosecutor for CBI Advocate Ejaz Khan.

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Dejected Bhaiyalal outside the High Court. PIC/VINAY POONEKAR

The verdict is in lieu of the appeal confirming the death sentence awarded to six out of the eight accused found guilty in the carnage by lower court.

According to Khan, the CBI had demanded that all the eight accused be hanged to death and also the two others be booked under the Atrocities Act.
However, on hearing the prosecution and defence lawyers, the division bench found the accused guilty under sections murder, rioting and destruction of evidence of Indian Penal Code. However the court reduced the quantum of punishment passed by lower court and instead sentenced all the eight accused for 25 years of rigorous imprisonment with no remission.