 Alagarsamy and others filed appeals against this judgment.On 1 December 1997, Ranvir Sena gunned down 58 Dalits at Laxmanpur Bathe, Jehanabad, in retaliation for the Bara massacre in Gaya where 37 upper castes were killed.In particular, a specific Bhumihar community was targeted in retaliation for their opposition towards handing out their land for land reform.