Jhiram Valley Attack: 10 Convicts Sentenced to Death, Major Verdict After 13 Years
29 People, Including Senior Congress Leaders, Were Killed; Maoists Attacked the Parivartan Yatra Convoy in 2013 Jagdalpur: (sdna) After nearly 13 years, a major verdict has been delivered in the much-discussed Jhiram Valley Naxal attack case in Chhattisgarh. On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Special NIA Court in Jagdalpur sentenced all 10 accused convicted in the case to death. Earlier, on September 5, 2026, the court had found all 10 accused facing trial guilty. Following the conviction, the court had fixed September 16 as the date for pronouncing the sentence. Attack Took Place on May 25, 2013 On May 25, 2013, a convoy of the Congress party’s Parivartan Yatra was passing through Jhiram Valley in Chhattisgarh when Maoists targeted the convoy in an attack. Several senior C...