Archive · 5 Jan 2026
Court Allows DNA Test for UAPA Accused
A man named Prashant Jalindar Kamble was arrested in 2025 for being part of a banned group.
The police think he used different names and fake papers.
The court said he can have a DNA test to prove who he really is.
Kamble agreed to the test.
The police say he was hiding for 15 years.
The court thinks the test will help show if he is the same person as one of his aliases.
Kamble is in jail in Mumbai right now.
A special court in Maharashtra allowed the ATS to conduct a DNA test on Prashant Jalindar Kamble to confirm his identity.
Kamble, arrested in 2025, is accused of being a member of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) and using multiple aliases.
The ATS claimed Kamble used false documents, including an Aadhaar card, to conceal his identity.
Kamble agreed to the DNA test, stating it was in the interest of justice.
The court noted that the DNA test would help establish if Kamble and his alias Sunil Chandrakant Jagtap are the same person.
- Who
- Prashant Jalindar Kamble, accused of being a member of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist)
- What
- A special court permitted the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) to conduct a DNA test on Kamble to establish his identity
- When
- The court order was issued on January 3, 2024, and Kamble was arrested in May 2025
- Where
- The case is being heard in a special court in Maharashtra, and Kamble is currently lodged at Mumbai Central Prison (Arthur Road jail)
- Why
- The ATS claimed Kamble used multiple aliases and false documents, necessitating a DNA test to confirm his identity
- Accused Name
- Prashant Jalindar Kamble
- Aliases
- Rohit, Laptop, Madhu, Sunil Chandrakant Jagtap
- Arrest Year
- 2025
- Charges
- Membership in banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
- Court Decision
- Permitted DNA test to establish identity
- Judge
- Special Judge CS Baviskar
- Prison
- Mumbai Central Prison (Arthur Road jail)