Archive · 30 Nov 2025
Maoist Surrender Revives Jheeram Ghati Massacre Probe
A senior Maoist leader named Chaitu, who was involved in a big attack called the Jheeram Ghati massacre, has surrendered.
In this attack, many important leaders from the Congress party were killed.
Now, the Congress party is asking for a special investigation to find out if there was a political plan behind this attack.
The attack happened a long time ago, but the surrender of Chaitu has brought back the demand for this investigation.
The Congress party wants to know who planned the attack and why.
Meanwhile, the government says that 80% of Maoism has been removed from Chhattisgarh, and many other Maoists have also surrendered.
The government is confident that they will completely remove Maoism by March 2026.
Senior Maoist cadre Chaitu, mastermind of the 2013 Jheeram Ghati massacre, surrendered in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
Congress demands NIA probe into alleged political conspiracy behind the massacre.
28 Congress leaders, including key figures, were killed in the Maoist ambush.
NIA's previous investigation did not mention any political conspiracy.
Chhattisgarh Deputy CM Vijay Sharma announced that 80% of Maoism has been eradicated in the state.
- Who
- Chaitu alias Giraddi Pavanand Reddy, a senior Maoist cadre, and Congress leaders including Nand Kumar Patel, Mahendra Karma, and V C Shukla
- What
- Surrender of Chaitu revives demand for a probe into the Jheeram Ghati massacre
- When
- May 23, 2013 (massacre), recently (surrender)
- Where
- Jheeram Ghati, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
- Why
- To investigate alleged political conspiracy behind the massacre and to eradicate Maoism in Chhattisgarh
- Date of Massacre
- May 23, 2013
- Location
- Jheeram Ghati, Bastar, Chhattisgarh
- Victims
- 32 people, including 28 Congress leaders
- Mastermind
- Chaitu alias Giraddi Pavanand Reddy
- Bounty on Chaitu
- ₹25 lakh
- Investigating Agency
- National Investigation Agency (NIA)
- Demand
- Probe into alleged political conspiracy
- Maoism Eradication
- 80% eradicated in Chhattisgarh
- Remaining Maoist Areas
- Western parts of Abhujmad, southern areas of Sukma and Bijapur districts
- Surrendered Maoists
- 37, including 27 with bounties totaling ₹65 lakh
Sources
C’Garh: Maoist’s Surrender Revives Demand For Probe Into Political Conspiracy In Jheeram Ghati Massacre
Chhattisgarh Maoism 80% eradicated: Deputy CM Vijay Sharma
27 Maoists Carrying ₹65 Lakh Bounty, 10 Other Naxals Surrender In Chhattisgarh