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'''Sunlight Sena''' was a [[caste]] army formed by [[Rajputs in Bihar|Rajputs]] and Upper-Caste [[Muslim]]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-Left wing]] groups of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) Liberation]] and the [[Maoist Communist Centre]] and their [[Dalit]] supporters. Its primary aim was to protect the vast stretches of land owned by feudal 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 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|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 Sena later expanded to [[Palamu division|Palamu]] region of [[Jharkhand]] too. The date of its launch is said to be 1987.<ref>{{cite web|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 May 2022 |website=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=4 June 2022}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The [[Forward Caste|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 Ansaris, Qureshis and Mansuris.<ref name="first post"/><br />
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