NIA chargesheets 2 active members of banned CPI (Maoist)

New Delhi: The NIA has chargesheeted two more accused in a CPI (Maoist) terror-conspiracy case relating to a seizure of gelatine sticks and other incriminating material in Jharkhand, an official statement on Friday said.

The accused have been identified as Jaipal Deogam of Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district and Budru Padam alias Rohit Padam of Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, it said. The second supplementary charge sheet was filed against the duo before the NIA special court in Ranchi.

The NIA had seized cash amounting to ₹10.5 lakh, walkie-talkie sets, a Samsung tablet, levy collection receipts, pull through, gelatine sticks and other incriminating things found buried in a forest area between Husipi and Rajabhasa villages in West Singhbhum.