NIA chargesheets four Naxals in Chhattisgarh 'Gopniya Sainik' murder case

New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday chargesheeted four accused including a juvenile in a case relating to the abduction and killing of a 'Gopniya Sainik' in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district by cadres of the banned Naxals.

The NIA, in its chargesheet filed before the special court in Chhattisgarh, named Guddu Kursam alias Vishnu Kursam, Dula Kursam and Sunil Mandvi alias Hunga Mandvi and a juvenile, all hailing from district Bijapur. They have been chargesheeted under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

As per the NIA investigations, Guddu Kursam is a member of the Naxal group and also President of 'Moolwasi Bachav Manch', which is a frontal organisation of the proscribed Naxal outfit, Gangloor Area Committee in Bijapur. Dula Kursam is also a member of 'Moolwasi Bachav Manch' and Sunil Mandvi is the Vice President of Militia Gram Raksha Dal as well as a member of Chetna Natya Manch.

They had conspired, kidnapped and murdered Gopniya Sainik Kishan Kursam alias Chhotu Kursam with the help of other cadres of Naxals, NIA had found. The victim, Kishan Kursam alias Chotu, was kidnapped and murdered by armed Naxal cadres who attacked him with a sharp-edged weapon and threw his body on the Gorna-Mankeli road near Padiyapara in December 2023.

"Further investigations in the case, which the agency took over in February this year, are continuing," added the agency. (ANI)