Ranvir Sena

Ranvir Sena
Ranvir Sena
Leaders	Brahmeshwar Singh
Dates of operation	1994–2000
Headquarters	Bhojpur district, Bihar
Ideology	Anti-Left Sentiment ; Anti-communism

The Ranvir Sena is a militia functioning as a landlord group,^[2] mainly based in the state of Bihar, India.^[3] The group was formed by Bhumihar landlords^[4] in 1994, with the aim to counter the influence of various left-wing militants, Naxalite groups and the Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation (CPI-ML) in central Bihar.^[5] The Ranvir Sena has been connected to a number of massacres including the massacre at Laxmanpur Bathe.^[6] It has, on several occasions, been accused of human rights abuses.^[7] The Bihar state government banned the Ranvir Sena in July 1995, but the group continue to remain active. The group has frequently publicly claimed responsibility for its crimes with impunity.^[6]

^ Kumar, Ashwani (6 June 2012). "No gentlemen in this army". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
^ बिहार में रणवीर सेना के पूर्व कमांडर धनजी सिंह सहित 3 की गोली मारकर हत्या [3 shot dead in Bihar, including former Ranvir Sena commander Dhanji Singh]. NDTV (in Hindi). 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ Dwivedi, Om Prakash; Rajan, V. G. Julie (2016). Human Rights in Postcolonial India. ISBN 9781317310112.
^ Sinha, Arvind; Sinha, Indu (2001). "Ranveer Sena and 'Massacre Widows'". Economic and Political Weekly. 36 (43): 4095–4099. JSTOR 4411296.
^ "Ranvir Sena". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Institute for Conflict Management. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ ^a ^b Sahay, Gaurang (2008). Naxalism, Caste-Based Militias and Human Security: Lessons From Bihar (PDF). Is this the Asian century? 17th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia. Melbourne: Monash University. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
^ "India: Human Rights Developments". World Report 2001. Human Rights Watch. 2001. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2009.

[1] Kumar, Ashwani (6 June 2012). "No gentlemen in this army". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2021.

[ambedkar-2] बिहार में रणवीर सेना के पूर्व कमांडर धनजी सिंह सहित 3 की गोली मारकर हत्या [3 shot dead in Bihar, including former Ranvir Sena commander Dhanji Singh]. NDTV (in Hindi). 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

[3] Dwivedi, Om Prakash; Rajan, V. G. Julie (2016). Human Rights in Postcolonial India. ISBN 9781317310112.

[4] Sinha, Arvind; Sinha, Indu (2001). "Ranveer Sena and 'Massacre Widows'". Economic and Political Weekly. 36 (43): 4095–4099. JSTOR 4411296.

[SATP-5] "Ranvir Sena". South Asia Terrorism Portal. Institute for Conflict Management. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

[lessons-6] Sahay, Gaurang (2008). Naxalism, Caste-Based Militias and Human Security: Lessons From Bihar (PDF). Is this the Asian century? 17th Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia. Melbourne: Monash University. pp. 11–12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.

[HRW2001-7] "India: Human Rights Developments". World Report 2001. Human Rights Watch. 2001. Archived from the original on 16 November 2008. Retrieved 13 July 2009.

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