A special National Investigation Agency court in Jagdalpur sentenced 10 individuals to death for their involvement in the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack.
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Bhupesh Baghel
1 quote“Those who hatched the conspiracy and those who executed the massacre are still roaming free. At whose behest, one wonders, the NIA had already dropped the names of top Naxalite leaders; they were not even charged. Neither the NIA nor the commission of inquiry investigated the conspiracy. BJP leaders consistently created hurdles and prevented the investigation from taking place. There is no question of the court’s verdict altering our perspective. We still maintain that justice remains incomplete because the investigation itself was incomplete”
Vishnu Deo Sai
1 quote“The death penalty handed down by the Jagdalpur NIA court to the 10 Maoists found guilty in the case is a victory for justice. The manner in which the NIA conducted this investigation should also be commended. Today, under the iron resolve and strong leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, we have liberated the State from the clutches of armed Maoism.”
People's Union for Civil Liberties
1 quote“The imposition of capital punishment in this case also raises grave concerns of unequal access to justice, individual culpability, and the disproportionate impact of the harshest punishments upon the poorest and most marginalised sections of society”
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- [1]The HinduneutralDeath penalty for all 10 convicts in 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack case