Jhiram Ghati attack: NIA court sentences 10 Maoists to death
A special NIA court in Chhattisgarh has sentenced 10 Maoists to death for their role in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati ambush. The attack resulted in the deaths of 27 people, including several senior Congress party leaders.
Why it matters
This verdict marks a significant legal conclusion to one of the most violent and politically impactful insurgent attacks in recent Indian history.
RAIPUR: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur Wednesday sentenced 10 Maoists to death for their involvement in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati ambush in Bastar.The Jhiram attack took place when Maoists blocked the Congress convoy in the Darbha area and launched a coordinated ambush. It became one of the most consequential Maoist attacks in Chhattisgarh, wiping out several senior Congress leaders in a single strike.According to the NIA's official case records, 27 people, including 10 police personnel, were killed and 38 injured when Maoists ambushed the Congress Parivartan Yatra convoy in Jhiram valley on May 25, 2013.Among those killed were then Chhattisgarh Congress president Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh Patel, former leader of opposition Mahendra Karma and former MLA Uday Mudliyar. Former Union minister Vidya Charan Shukla, who was critically injured, died later.Special NIA judge Ajay Singh Rajput pronounced the punishment Wednesday.
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