NIA court sentences all 10 convicts in 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack case to death

16 Sep 2026 National

A Special NIA Court in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, sentenced all ten convicts in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati (Darbha valley) Maoist attack case to death on 16 September 2026, after convicting them on 5 September.

Important Facts

  • Convicted: 5 September 2026; sentenced: 16 September 2026
  • Court: Special NIA Court, Jagdalpur (Bastar), Chhattisgarh
  • Attack: 25 May 2013 on a Congress convoy in Jhiram Ghati, Darbha valley, Sukma district
  • At least 27 people were killed, including Mahendra Karma and state Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel
Exam Point: Jhiram Ghati attack: 25 May 2013, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh; probed by the NIA.

Source: All India Radio News

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