17 get life for 2014 Dalit man’s murder in Yadgir

Sessions court convicted 20 people in the 2014 murder of Dalit leader Devendrappa Bhimappa Dalapati in Yadgir district.

of the convicted were sentenced to life imprisonment, one to seven years, and two to six months.

The court imposed a collective fine of ₹4.25 lakh to be paid to the victim's legal heirs.

The murder stemmed from a dispute over torn banners during the Sri Chowdeshwari Devi Jatra Mahotsava festival in Kanyakolur village on January 15, 2014.

The violence escalated on January 17, 2014, after the accused allegedly abused Devendrappa using caste slurs near the old Gram Panchayat building.