NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against Vinod Mishra, a key Naxal leader, for his involvement in a conspiracy to revive the banned CPI (Maoist) in the Magadh region of Bihar. The chargesheet, submitted to a special NIA court on Friday, identifies Mishra as a close associate of Pramod Mishra, a polit bureau member and chief of the north regional bureau of CPI (Maoist), who is known by various aliases such as “Sohan Da,” “Banwari Ji,” “BB Ji,” and “Baba.”
According to the NIA’s statement, Vinod Mishra provided shelter and logistical support to CPI (Maoist) leaders and cadres, allowing them to hold meetings at his residence to further their activities and strengthen the proscribed organisation in the Gaya and Aurangabad areas of Bihar.
The case under investigation stems from the arrest of two top CPI (Maoist) leaders on August 10, 2023, who were found in possession of Naxal literature, handwritten letters, and seven memory cards containing photographs, correspondence, and literature related to Naxal activities.
The NIA took over the investigation in October last year, registering a case against three accused persons, including Pramod Mishra, Anil Yadav, and Vinod Mishra.
In February 2024, the agency charge-sheeted Pramod Mishra and Anil Yadav, a sub-zonal committee member of the CPI (M).
Vinod Mishra, who had been evading arrest, was finally apprehended on March 20, 2024, in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
The investigations have revealed that the arrested individuals and others were involved in propagating the anti-India ideology of the CPI (Maoist), recruiting cadres, and collecting funds to further their agenda of reviving the outfit in the Magadh zone, with the ultimate goal of disrupting India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
According to the NIA’s statement, Vinod Mishra provided shelter and logistical support to CPI (Maoist) leaders and cadres, allowing them to hold meetings at his residence to further their activities and strengthen the proscribed organisation in the Gaya and Aurangabad areas of Bihar.
The case under investigation stems from the arrest of two top CPI (Maoist) leaders on August 10, 2023, who were found in possession of Naxal literature, handwritten letters, and seven memory cards containing photographs, correspondence, and literature related to Naxal activities.
The NIA took over the investigation in October last year, registering a case against three accused persons, including Pramod Mishra, Anil Yadav, and Vinod Mishra.
In February 2024, the agency charge-sheeted Pramod Mishra and Anil Yadav, a sub-zonal committee member of the CPI (M).
Vinod Mishra, who had been evading arrest, was finally apprehended on March 20, 2024, in Dhanbad, Jharkhand.
The investigations have revealed that the arrested individuals and others were involved in propagating the anti-India ideology of the CPI (Maoist), recruiting cadres, and collecting funds to further their agenda of reviving the outfit in the Magadh zone, with the ultimate goal of disrupting India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.