Overview
- The NIA presented the chargesheet this week in Jagdalpur, targeting operatives linked to the January 2024 Bijapur district attacks on CRPF camps.
- Sixteen of the accused remain at large, including two central committee members and two zonal or state committee leaders of the CPI (Maoist).
- Investigators allege the Maoists struck the Dharmavaram, Chintawagu and Pamed camps with automatic weapons and barrel grenade launchers, injuring 12 CRPF personnel.
- The agency took over the probe from local police in February 2024 and has charged the suspects under the IPC, Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
- Probe findings indicate the accused recruited youth, established replica training camps and conducted reconnaissance as part of a broader conspiracy.