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NIA court sentences 10 to death in 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack
A special NIA court in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, has sentenced all 10 convicts to death in the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack that killed 27 people, including senior Congress leaders. The convicts have 30 days to appeal before the High Court.
A special National Investigation Agency court in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, sentenced all 10 convicts to death in the 2013 Jhiram Valley (Jhiram Ghati) Maoist attack. The court of Special Judge Ajay Singh Rajput had convicted all 10 earlier in September under multiple legal provisions and then pronounced the sentence. The trial lasted 13 years.
The attack on May 25, 2013, killed 27 people, including senior Congress leaders Vidya Charan Shukla, Nand Kumar Patel and Mahendra Karma. The NIA took over the investigation shortly after the attack and filed charge-sheets and supplementary charge-sheets. During the trial, the prosecution examined forensic evidence and presented numerous witnesses.
The convicts were found guilty under sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act, the Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The court granted them 30 days to challenge the verdict before the High Court.
- Special NIA court
- Jhiram Valley Massacre
- jhiram valley naxal attack case
- death penalty for jhiram valley case accused
- congress leaders killed in jhiram valley attack
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NIA court sentences 10 to death in 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack
A special NIA court in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, has sentenced all 10 convicts to death in the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack that killed 27 people, including senior Congress leaders. The convicts have 30 days to appeal before the High Court.
A special National Investigation Agency court in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, sentenced all 10 convicts to death in the 2013 Jhiram Valley (Jhiram Ghati) Maoist attack. The court of Special Judge Ajay Singh Rajput had convicted all 10 earlier in September under multiple legal provisions and then pronounced the sentence. The trial lasted 13 years.
The attack on May 25, 2013, killed 27 people, including senior Congress leaders Vidya Charan Shukla, Nand Kumar Patel and Mahendra Karma. The NIA took over the investigation shortly after the attack and filed charge-sheets and supplementary charge-sheets. During the trial, the prosecution examined forensic evidence and presented numerous witnesses.
The convicts were found guilty under sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act, the Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The court granted them 30 days to challenge the verdict before the High Court.
- Special NIA court
- Jhiram Valley Massacre
- jhiram valley naxal attack case
- death penalty for jhiram valley case accused
- congress leaders killed in jhiram valley attack
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