Overview

• The supplementary filing before the NIA Special Court in Jagdalpur names Bhawan Lal Jain, Suresh Kumar Salam, Shailendra Kumar Baghel, Anduram Salam, and Sonu Hemla.
• Prosecutors have invoked sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Arms Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
• Investigators say Hemla was an armed cadre with the Kuyemari Area Committee in the North Bastar Division, while the other four acted as Over Ground Workers or sleeper cells.
• The case concerns the shooting of Army jawan Motiram Achala on February 25, 2023, at the Useli village fair in Kanker while he was on leave.
• All five were arrested in March 2025, the NIA earlier chargesheeted accused Ashu Korsa in June 2025 after taking over the probe in February 2024, and further investigation into the wider network continues.