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The court, however, acquitted three other accused in the case – Dhirendra Yadav, Rakesh Yadav and Rajram Yadav – on account of lack of evidence. Kareli village was attacked by a group of around 80 armed members of Communist Party of India (Maoist) who shot dead six villagers and abducted nearly a dozen others. The abductees were, later, released by the Maoists following a police operation.
An FIR was lodged at the Dharhara police station against 80 persons, out of whom five were arrested while the remaining are yet to be traced.