Accused in Dalit massacre arrested in Patna

An accused in the 2000 massacre of 34 Dalits in Bihar was arrested on Friday from a school in the state, police said.

Nanbutan Sharma, accused in the massacre that took place in Aurangabad district's Miyapur village, was arrested by the police in Arwal district, about 100 km from Patna, police official Pankaj said.

The accused was arrested following a tip off to police that he had changed his name to Amrendra Sharma and was working as a contractual teacher in a school, Pankaj said.

Sharma, a member of the outlawed Ranvir Sena, was absconding since the massacre.

Ranvir Sena was the private militia of Bihar landlords.

According to the first information report in the case, 34 Dalits, including nine children and 13 women, were killed and more than 15 others injured by activists of Ranvir Sena.