# Ten convicted in 2013 Jhiram Ghati Naxal attack that killed Congress leaders

An NIA special court convicted 10 accused in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati Naxal attack that killed Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh.

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On 25 May 2013, Naxalites attacked a Congress party's Parivartan Yatra in the Jhiram Ghati area of Darbha region in Chhattisgarh, India, killing many senior Congress leaders and a large number of people. [^1]

Thirteen years after the attack, a special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) convicted 10 accused in the case. [^2]

A special NIA court in Chhattisgarh has convicted all 10 accused individuals in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack. [^3]

The case had a total of 11 accused, one of whom had died before the verdict. [^4]

The court has scheduled September 16 to hear arguments regarding the quantum of punishment for the convicted defendants. [^5]

An eyewitness said that Naxalites danced on the body of Mahendra Karma, a senior Congress leader killed in the attack. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. On 25 May 2013, Naxalites attacked a Congress party's Parivartan Yatra in the Jhiram Ghati area of Darbha region in Chhattisgarh, India, killing many senior Congress leaders and a large number of people. (Amar Ujala, News)
2. Thirteen years after the attack, a special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) convicted 10 accused in the case. (Amar Ujala, News)
3. A special NIA court in Chhattisgarh has convicted all 10 accused individuals in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack. (Deccan Herald, News)
4. The case had a total of 11 accused, one of whom had died before the verdict. (Amar Ujala, News)
5. The court has scheduled September 16 to hear arguments regarding the quantum of punishment for the convicted defendants. (Deccan Herald, News)
6. An eyewitness said that Naxalites danced on the body of Mahendra Karma, a senior Congress leader killed in the attack. (Amar Ujala, News)

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