Why it is in the news
On 16 September 2026, the NIA Special Court at Jagdalpur (Bastar, Chhattisgarh) sentenced all 10 convicted CPI (Maoist) cadres to death in the Jhiram Ghati (Jheeram Valley) attack case of 25 May 2013, in which Maoists ambushed the Congress 'Parivartan Yatra' convoy and killed much of the State Congress leadership. The court had convicted them on 5 September 2026, more than 13 years after the attack.
The exam angle
Issue: Delivering credible, constitutionally sound justice for a mass-casualty Maoist attack while consolidating the end of armed LWE.