Jhiram Ghati Case: NIA Court Awards Death Penalty to 10 Maoists
The special NIA court said the 2013 Maoist ambush killed 29 people and injured more than 30 others, including senior Congress leaders.
- On Wednesday, a special NIA court in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, sentenced 10 convicts to death for their involvement in the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack that killed 29 people.
- Maoists ambushed the Congress 'Parivartan Rally' on May 25, 2013, in Jhiram Valley, killing 29 people and injuring more than 30 others in the attack.
- Prominent victims included then state Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh, former Leader of Opposition Mahendra Karma, and former Union minister Vidya Charan Shukla.
- Following the attack, the Raman Singh-led BJP government handed the investigation to the NIA within two days and constituted a judicial commission headed by Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra.
- Conviction came on September 5, with the special judge in Jagdalpur reserving the death sentence order for Wednesday; an NIA counsel confirmed, "The court has awarded the death penalty to all 10 convicts.
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Jhiram Ghati Maoist Attack Case: NIA Special Court Awards Death Penalty to All 10 Convicts
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The NIA Special Court in Jagdalpur on Wednesday awarded death penalty to all 10 convicts in the Jhiram Ghati Naxal attack case. The court had found them guilty on September 5 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and reserved its order on the quantum of punishment. India News | Jhiram Ghati Maoist At…
Jhiram Ghati Case: NIA Court Awards Death Penalty to 10 Maoists
A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jagdalpur on Wednesday ordered death penalty to 10 Maoists for their role in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati attack, which was one of the deadliest Maoist strike targeting political leader.The 10 accused had been found guilty under various provisions of Indian Penal Code, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act and Explosive Substances Act. The
NIA court awards death penalty to all 10 convicts in 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack case
Earlier on September 5, the Trial Court had found the 10 accused persons guilty and convicted them under various sections of the UA (P) Act, the IPC, the Arms Act and the Explosive Substances Act, reserving the award of quantum of punishment.
Thirteen years after the Jhiram Valley Naxalite attack, a special NIA court has sentenced 10 convicts to death. Several senior Congress leaders and workers were killed in the attack on May 25, 2013.
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