In relation to the heinous murder committed by Naxals in Bihar in 2018, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against four suspects.
A sub-zonal commander, two zonal commanders, and a regional commander of the banned CPI (Maoist) are among those charged, according to the agency.
In relation to the murder of Naresh Singh Bhokta, a civilian, the agency submitted the chargesheet on Friday.
He was kidnapped and brutally murdered by members of the outlawed group in November 2018.
Nine people were arrested after the case was turned over to the NIA by the Bihar Police.
In February and June of this year, the anti-terror agency filed further chargesheets against four people.
After the suspect was taken into custody, NIA declared that it had discovered the “involvement of top CPI (Maoist) commanders or Naxals, including a politburo member namely Pramod Mishra, in the conspiracy to commit this brutal murder, aimed at spreading fear and terror while propagating the CPI (Maoist) anti-India ideology.”
The attack’s weapons have also been collected by the NIA, and three of the CPI (Maoist) cadres’ vehicles have been seized.
The relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Arms Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act were utilized to charge the defendants at the NIA Special Court in Patna.
Those charge-sheeted have been identified as Ram Prasad Yadav, Abhijit Yadav alias Abhijit, Abhyash Bhuiya alias Prem Bhuiya of Jharkhand, and Subedar Yadav of Bihar. All of them are senior leaders of CPI (Maoist).
As per the NIA, Ram Prasad Yadav is a sub-zonal commander, Abhijit Yadav, and Subedar Yadav are zonal commanders, while Abhyash Bhuiya alias Prem Bhuiya is a regional commander of the banned organization.
“Investigations have revealed that they had all attended the outfit’s meeting of zonal commanders, SAC, and RCM, convened by accused Pramod Mishra (then CCM), in the forest of Anjanwa. It was during this meeting that it was decided to eliminate the SPOs, including Naresh Singh Bhokta,” NIA said.
“The accused then conspired to commit the abduction and murder of Naresh Singh Bhokta to strike terror among the people and a section of the society by killing common people. The entire conspiracy was aimed at waging a war against the Government of India,” the agency said.
According to investigations, Subedar and Ram Prasad Yadav were involved in recruiting people to the CPI (Maoist) to commit terrorist acts. According to NIA, Abhijit Yadav primarily worked to raise money for the CPI (Maoist) organization’s growth, and Abhyash Bhuiya gave the group’s cadres physical and military training.
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