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{{Short description|Feudal Private Army in India}}
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'''Sunlight Sena''' was a [[Caste system in India|caste]]-based army[[militia]] formed by [[Rajputs in Bihar|Rajputs]] and Upper-Caste [[MuslimBihari Muslims|Muslims]]s in [[Bihar]]<ref name="GhoshGhosh2000">{{cite book|author1=S. K. Ghosh|author2=Srikanta Ghosh|title=Bihar in Flames|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1Qwd4I6Q5uMC&pg=PA60|year=2000|publisher=APH Publishing|isbn=978-81-7648-160-1|pages=60–}}</ref> to take on the [[Naxalism|ultra-Leftleft wing]] groups of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]] and the [[Maoist Communist Centre]] and their [[Dalit]] supporters. It'sIts primary aim was to protect the vast stretches of land owned by fuedal[[Indian feudalism|feudal]] elements from these two social groups. The founder leaders of the Sena were two [[Rajput]] feudal lordslandlords – Ranjit Singh of Raniganj and Vinod Singh of Bisrampur, but later on, they handed over the leadership to the [[Muslim]] feudal lordslandlords, the Pathans[[Pathan]]s orand [[Khan (surname)|Khans]].<ref name="first post">{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/will-the-muslim-militia-polarise-community-on-caste-lines-in-bihars-imamganj-2470308.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604022748/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/will-the-muslim-militia-polarise-community-on-caste-lines-in-bihars-imamganj-2470308.html|archive-date=4 June 2022 |title= Will the Muslim militia polarise community on caste lines in Bihar's Imamganj?|website=Firstpost.com|date=15 October 2015 |accessdate=3 May 2022}}</ref> According to police records, however, the Sunlight Sena was brought into existence by the Muslim landlords in Dumharia village of the [[Gaya district|Gaya]] [[district]] of Bihar. Shaney Ali is said to be the founder leader in these records. It is also claimed that the activities of the Sena later expanded to [[Palamu division|Palamu]] region of [[Jharkhand]] too. The date of its launch is said to be 1987.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ranvir-sena-outlives-other-senas/articleshow/3705290.cms|title=Ranvir Sena outlives other senas|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604163723/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/ranvir-sena-outlives-other-senas/articleshow/3705290.cms|archive-date=4 June 2022 |website=[[Times of India]]|date=14 March 2002 |accessdate=4 June 2022}}</ref>▼
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==History==
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The [[Caste system among South Asian Muslims|upper-caste Muslims]] have enjoyed comfortable relationships with the feudal elements of the [[Hindu]] society particularly the [[Rajput]]s and the [[Bhumihar]] landlords. Over the years, [[Pathan]]s and Rajputs have enjoyed good relationship. The upper caste Muslims thus cultivated an alliance with these social groups among Hindus and targeted the Backward Castes among Muslims like [[Ansari (surname)|Ansaris]], [[Qureshi|Qureshis]] and [[Mansoori|Mansooris.]]<ref name="first post"/>
▲'''Sunlight Sena''' was a [[caste]] army formed by [[Rajputs in Bihar|Rajputs]] and Upper-Caste [[Muslim]]s in [[Bihar]] to take on the [[Naxalism|ultra-Left wing]] groups of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]] and the [[Maoist Communist Centre]] and their [[Dalit]] supporters. It's primary aim was to protect the vast stretches of land owned by fuedal elements from these two social groups. The founder leaders of the Sena were two Rajput feudal lords – Ranjit Singh of Raniganj and Vinod Singh of Bisrampur, but later on they handed over the leadership to the [[Muslim]] feudal lords, the Pathans or Khans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/will-the-muslim-militia-polarise-community-on-caste-lines-in-bihars-imamganj-2470308.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604022748/https://www.firstpost.com/politics/will-the-muslim-militia-polarise-community-on-caste-lines-in-bihars-imamganj-2470308.html|archive-date=4 June 2022 |title= Will the Muslim militia polarise community on caste lines in Bihar's Imamganj?|website=Firstpost.com|accessdate=3 May 2022}}</ref>
 
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1987]]
[[Category:Caste-related violence in Bihar]]
 
 
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