NIA chargesheets 3 Naxals

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against three Naxals for their alleged involvement in extortion and forced recruitment for the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit in Jharkhand, the agency said on Saturday.

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In a supplementary chargesheet submitted on Friday to a special court in Ranchi, the NIA named Krishna Hansda, alias Saurav Da alias Avinash Da, Abhijit Korah, alias Matla Korah alias Sunil Korah, and Ramdayal Mahto alias Nilesh Da alias Bachchan Da, as accused in the 2023 CPI (Maoist) terror conspiracy case.

According to the NIA, Hansda was a regional committee member of CPI (Maoist), Mahto served on the special area committee, and Korah was one of the group's armed cadres. While Korah hails from Bihar, Hansda and Mahto are residents of Jharkhand.

"All three were active members of the proscribed terrorist organisation and part of a broader conspiracy involving extortion, armed intimidation, and forced recruitment in the Parasnath area of Giridih district," the agency said in a statement.

Their involvement came to light following the arrest of Krishna Hansda in January 2023 from the Lucio forest area under Dumri Police Station limits in Giridih. 

The cops recovered extortion money, a 7.65 mm pistol, and various incriminating documents from his possession.

An FIR was subsequently registered against Hansda, Korah, Mahto, and several unidentified individuals. Hansda was earlier chargesheeted in the case before the NIA took over the investigation and re-registered it in June 2023.