Sunlight Sena was a caste-based militia formed by Rajputs and Upper-Caste Muslims in Bihar[1] to take on the 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 landlords – Ranjit Singh of Raniganj and Vinod Singh of Bisrampur, but later on, they handed over the leadership to the Muslim landlords, the Pathans and Khans.
[2] According to police records, however, the Sunlight Sena was brought into existence by the Muslim landlords in Dumharia village of the Gaya district of Bihar.
[3] The upper-caste Muslims have enjoyed comfortable relationships with the feudal elements of the Hindu society particularly the Rajputs and the Bhumihar landlords.