NIA court convicts 10 in 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack case
Steady2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 2 days
Sat, 5 September 2026Sun, 6 September 2026
What it is about
senior Congress leadersNIA courtJhiram ValleyBastar districtChhattisgarh BastarUday MudliyarKumar PatelArvind ChoudharyVidya Charan ShuklaMahendra KarmaNand Kumar PatelAjay Singh RajputDinesh PatelChhattisgarh CongressCongress Parivartan YatraJagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, IndiaRaipur, Chhattisgarh, India
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
Times of India
indiatimes.com
5 Sept, 10:57over 15 hours6 Sept, 02:07
How it spread - 2 original reports
Sat, 5 September 2026
1 report- Times of India10:57first to report
A special NIA court convicted all ten accused in the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack. This attack killed twenty-nine people, including senior Congress leaders, in Bastar district. The court reserved the quantum of punishment for September sixteenth. Statements from one hundred and one witnesses were recorded during the trial proceedings. Defence lawyers plan to appeal the verdict in a higher court.
Sun, 6 September 2026
1 report- indiatimes.com02:07
RAIPUR: More than 13 years after the Jhiram valley Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, a special NIA court in Jagdalpur on Saturday convicted all 10 accused who were facing trial. The court will pronounce the sentence on Sept 16.