Kobad Ghandy met Prachanda, knew about J’khand cop’s abduction & killing

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Friday informed a Delhi court that the arrested Maoist ideologue Kobad Ghandy knew about the abduction and killing of Jharkhand cop Francis Induwar. The chargesheet filed in the court also revealed details about Ghandy’s meeting with Nepal Maoist chief Prachanda.

The chargesheet running into over 35 pages was filed before Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja. The special cell of Delhi Police stated that Ghandy was involved in anti-national activities and was in Delhi to set up a base for Maoist activities before his arrest in September last year.

Police informed the court about several of his foreign trips to countries like Germany, Belgium and Nepal, where he met Prachanda, to discuss the activities of his organisation, the banned CPI-Maoist. According to the chargesheet, Ghandy said in his disclosure statement that he is an active central committee member and polit bureau member of his group and was underground in Delhi for the past three years. He also had knowledge about the abduction and killing of Jharkhand police officer Induwar last year.

Police told the court that during interrogation, Ghandy proved he was one of the main pillars of the CPI-Maoist and a think tank for the outfit. Police also mentioned that Ghandy did not cooperate with the investigating officer, kept complaining about his ill-health and did not disclose any material facts about his associates and the illegal activities of his banned outfit. The court will take cognizance of this chargesheet March 4.

In December last year, court had granted police 90 more days to file a chargesheet against Ghandy after dismissing his statutory bail application.