HC acquits all 46 accused of Kambalapalli massacre

The Karnataka High Court Thursday acquitted all 46 accused in the Kambalapalli massacre, in which seven dalits were burnt alive in broad daylight by an upper caste mob on Mar-11, 2000. The court held that convicting the accused would be "pre-judicial", given that 14 years have passed since the incident and all the 22 eyewitnesses have since turned hostile.