New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency [NIA] on August 25 chargesheeted three associate of a frontal outfit of the outlawed Communist Party of India [Maoist], informed the agency in an official statement issued on Tuesday morning.
The accused were chargesheeted in connection with a case related to collection, disbursal and utilization of Naxal terror funds, said the agency.
The chargesheeted accused identified as Laxhman Kunjam, Raghu Midiyami, and Gajendra Madvi were all office bearers of Moolwasi Bachao Manch, a frontal outfit of the CPI [Maoist] banned by the Chhattisgarh government under section 3[1] of Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act 2005.
The said accused were already in custody for their involvement in a case pertaining to recovery of Rs 6 lakhs from Gajendra Madvi and Laxhman Kunjam who were active as Over Ground Workers [OWGs]/members of Moolwasi Bachao Manch.
“The duo were going to deposit the seized amount in different bank accounts on the directions of leaders of proscribed terrorist organization CPI [Maoist],” added the statement released by the NIA.
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The NIA took over the probe into the matter in February 2024 from Bijapur police which had initially registered the case in March 2023.
The NIA investigations into the case revealed that Raghu Midiyami was president of the said Moolvasi Bachao Manch, Bastar Division, a frontal organization of the banned CPI [Maoist].
Midiyami was said to be involved in activities such as collection, storage, and disbursal of illegal funds for CPI [Maoist] and the affiliated frontal organisations – Moolvasi Bachao Manch.
These funds according to the agency were utilized by CPI [Maoist] to further their activities including staging of protests against establishment of security camps and carrying out of development activities by the State in the hinterland.
The agency’s investigations further revealed that the said funds were channelised by CPI [Maoist] through Moolvasi Bachao Manch and similar outfits and Raghu Midiyami was the nodal person engaged in distribution of funds at the local level. The case is being probed further by the NIA.
