Archive · 5 Sep 2026
13 Years After Jhiram Ghati Attack, NIA Court Convicts 10
A Maoist attack happened at Jhiram Ghati 13 years ago.
It killed 27 people and hurt Chhattisgarh’s Congress leadership.
A special court connected to the National Investigation Agency has now convicted 10 accused people.
The court is in Jagdalpur, in Bastar.
The convicted people include Pramila Modiyam and Chaitu Lekam, also known as Munna.
Some other people named in the case were not convicted.
These included Thippiri Tirupathi and Barse Deva.
Another accused person, Ganesh Uikey, had already died in an encounter in Odisha in December 2025.
A special National Investigation Agency court in Jagdalpur convicted all 10 accused in the Jhiram Ghati attack case.
The Maoist attack killed 27 people and severely weakened Chhattisgarh’s Congress leadership.
The convicted individuals include Pramila Modiyam, Chaitu Lekam alias Munna and eight others.
Several prominent people named in the chargesheet were not convicted, including Thippiri Tirupathi and Barse Deva.
Ganesh Uikey, a central committee member, was killed in a December 2025 encounter in Odisha.
- Who
- A special National Investigation Agency court convicted 10 accused people, identified in the report as Maoists.
- What
- The court convicted all 10 accused in the Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack case.
- When
- The attack occurred 13 years before the court’s Saturday ruling.
- Where
- The ruling was issued by a special court in Jagdalpur, Bastar, Chhattisgarh.
- Why
- The case concerns a Maoist attack that killed 27 people and nearly wiped out Chhattisgarh’s Congress leadership.
- Attack
- Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack
- Time since attack
- 13 years
- Deaths
- 27 people
- Convictions
- 10 accused convicted
- Court
- Special National Investigation Agency court
- Location of ruling
- Jagdalpur, Bastar
- Not convicted
- Thippiri Tirupathi, Barse Deva and Ganesh Uikey were among prominent names chargesheeted but not convicted; Ganesh Uikey was killed in December 2025.