Lorik Sena | |
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Dates of operation | 1980–1990 |
Headquarters | Jaitipur village |
Active regions | Nalanda district, Jehanabad[1] |
The Lorik Sena was a caste-based private army of Yadav (Ahir) Community with its headquarters in Jaitipur village of the Nalanda district of Bihar. The majority of its members hailed from the Yadav caste, who were organised by its founder Baiju Yadav, to launch an armed struggle against the Other communities such as Bhumihars, Rajputs and Naxalites. It was another group after Samajwadi Shoshit Sena which recruited primarily from the Ahir-Yadav community.[2][3] According to local folktales, Lorik was a legendary hero of the Yadav raiyyats (peasant[s]) who waged a struggle against the tyranny of repressive kings and the feudal lords and held the Yadav dignity intact. These Senas were based primarily on the name of such community figures, either realistic or mythical who were venerated by whole community. While the Rajputs chose the 19th century figure, Kunwar Singh's name for their private army, the Yadav community found their mythical hero as suitable for the same.[3][4]