 Communities sometimes lynch individuals who are accused or suspected of committing crimes.An example is the 2006 Kherlanji massacre, where four members of a Dalit family were slaughtered by Kunbi caste members in Khairlanji, a village in the Bhandara district of Maharashtra.Though this incident was reported as an example of "upper" caste violence against members of a "lower" caste, it was found to be an example of communal violence.