New Delhi [India], March 9 (HBTV): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted a woman commander of a proscribed Naxal outfit in connection with a 2023 abduction and murder case involving a 'Jan Adalat' (kangaroo court).
In its chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court in Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, the anti-terror agency charged the commander of the 'Raoghat Area Committee', identified as Raje Kange alias Malti alias Nirmala, under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
The NIA said its investigation found the accused to be actively involved in the abduction and brutal murder of a villager, identified as Amar Singh Uikey, in November 2023. The killing allegedly took place after organising a 'Jan Adalat' near Gome village in Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh.
The agency, which took over the case from the local police, said that extensive examination of witnesses, collection of documents, forensic analysis and other investigative procedures revealed that the accused was a key conspirator in the killing of the victim, who was reportedly accused by Maoists to be a 'police informer'.
'Further investigation by NIA in the case RC-10/2024/NIA/RPR revealed that the heinous crime was committed with the motive to instil fear and terror among villagers, and deter them from opposing the Maoist ideology or disobeying the instructions of members of the CPI (Maoist),' the agency said in a statement.
(ANI)