NIA chargesheets seven CPI (Maoist) operatives in Andhra Pradesh Maoist literature case
Tuesday | Jun 17 2025 | 10:41:09 AM
Tuesday | Jun 17 2025 | 10:41:09 AM
New Delhi, May 22
The NIA filed chargesheet against seven operatives of Communist Party of India (Maoist) in Andhra Pradesh case.
The operatives have been identified as Pangi Naganna, Akkiraju Harigopal, member, Central Committee of CPI (Maoist) and advisor & In-charge of Andhra-Orissa Border, Boppudi Anjamma of Amarula Bandhu Mitrula Sangham (ABMS), Rela Rajeshwari of Chaitanya Mahila Sangham (CMS), Anduluri Annapurna of Pragatisheela Karmika Samakhya (PKS), Manukonda Srinivasa Rao of VIRASAM and Jangala Koteshwar Rao Pragatisheela Karmika Samakhya (PKS) for their role in conspiring, supporting and furthering the activities of CPI (Maoist), a proscribed terrorist organization, in Andhra Pradesh and nearby states.
The accused have been chargesheeted under sections 120B of IPC, sections 18, 20, 23, 38 and 39 of UA(P) Act, 1967; section 4 & 5 of Explosives Substances Act and section 25 (1A) of the Indian Arms Act.
The case was originally registered in November 2020 at Munchigput police station in Visakhapatnam, in which an accused Pangi Naganna was intercepted by Munchingput police while carrying Maoist literature and other incriminating materials. According to the NIA, in his disclosure a large cache of explosives and arms were recovered which were to be further handed to the members of CPI (Maoist) by Pangi Naganna. The NIA had re-registered the case in March this year.
The NIA investigation has revealed that ABMS, CMS, PKS, VIRASAM and PKM are frontal organisations/Praja Sanghalu of CPI(Maoists) were floated in pursuance to the Tactical United Front strategy of CPI (Maoist). The five accused leaders of these frontal organisations used to meet Akkiraju Harigopal, Advisor and In-charge, Andhra-Orissa Border, Special Zonal Committee, CPI (Maoist) and other leaders in the forest along with Pangi Naganna who in the guise of working as a journalist, was organizing meetings and appointments with senior leaders of CPI (Maoist).
During the meetings, the leaders of frontal organisations used to discuss their strategy for organizing agitations, dharnas, rasta roko and other activities against the Government in order spread Maoist ideology and to garner support from various sections of society for the cause of CPI (Maoist), officials added.
The NIA is further investigating the case continues.
