Patna, Oct. 14 -- The Patna High Court on Tuesday set aside a trial court judgment convicting nine people in the 1996 Jehanabad killings and acquitted them for lack of sufficient evidence and identification. All nine had been sentenced to life imprisonment. The court also criticised the Bihar Police for sluggish investigation and serious lapses in evidence collection, directing the state police chief to constitute a committee of senior police officers to review the investigation and assess accountability. The incident took place on the intervening night of August 8 and 9, 1996, under Karpi police station, now in Arwal district, following a dispute over irrigation water. Four people were killed and several others injured in the attack. On Ap...