A Special NIA Court in Jagdalpur convicted all 10 accused who faced trial in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack. The court has reserved sentencing for September 16, 2026. The Indian Express reports that the trial involved at least 294 hearings and 101 prosecution witnesses. The attack took place on May 25, 2013, when Maoists ambushed a Congress Parivartan Yatra convoy in Bastar. Twenty-nine people were killed, including senior Congress leaders and security personnel. The conviction establishes the court finding against the 10 accused who were tried. It should not be expanded into a finding against every person named during the wider investigation. The full written judgment is the controlling document for the evidence and reasoning and was not publicly accessible in the sources reviewed for this report. Political figures have separately raised questions about security arrangements and an alleged wider conspiracy. Those claims remain separate from the convictions and should not be presented as established facts without documentary or judicial support. PTI reporting carried by ThePrint says former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel described the verdict as incomplete justice and questioned whether a wider conspiracy was properly investigated. That is a political position, not a finding of the NIA court. What happens next: 1. September 16, 2026: sentencing is expected. 2. The defence has indicated it will study the written judgment before deciding on an appeal. 3. The written judgment should provide the clearest evidence trail for how the court reached its findings against each accused. Sources: The Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bastar-maoist-attack-2013-congress-leadership-nia-court-convicts-10-accused-10864484/ ThePrint/PTI: https://theprint.in/india/2013-jhiram-valley-maoist-attack-court-convicts-all-10-accused-sentencing-on-sept-16/3034796/ Reported NIA case account: https://www.andhrapradeshmirror.com/news/nia-special-court-in-jagdalpur-convicts-10-maoists-involved-in-jhiram-ghati-attack20260905224822/ TruthWave editorial note: This report separates the court conviction from political and investigative claims that remain disputed or unadjudicated.
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