Inside the three-month plan for 2013 Naxal ambush that wiped off Chhattisgarh Congress leadership
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) court revealed that the 2013 Jhiram Ghati ambush, which killed 27 Chhattisgarh Congress leaders, was meticulously planned over three months. The attackers conducted site surveys, selected cadres, stockpiled food, and rehearsed the assault, using 8 to 9 kg of explosives and firing 206 bullets. The court sentenced 10 convicted Maoists to death on September 19, 2026.