NIA court sentences 10 convicts to death for 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack
- A Special National Investigation Agency Court sentenced 10 convicts to death on Wednesday for the 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack.
- The 25 May 2013 ambush killed 29 people, including senior Congress leaders Nand Kumar Patel and Mahendra Karma.
- The NIA said CPI Maoist cadres conspired to attack the convoy as part of a Tactical Counter Offensive Campaign.
- Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel alleged a larger conspiracy behind the attack, while BJP's Raman Singh dismissed it as mere politics.
Source: ndtv.com
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