NIA Court Sentences Ten to Death for 2013 Bastar Attack
2 UPDATES · 15 DAYS · 5 SEPT 2026 — 19 SEPT 2026
Latest · 19 Sept 2026
A National Investigation Agency court in Jagdalpur sentenced all 10 convicts to death for the 2013 Jhiram Valley Maoist attack, which killed 27 people.
What this timeline covers
This event covers the May 25, 2013 ambush by Maoists on a Congress convoy in Jhiram Valley, Chhattisgarh, which resulted in 29 deaths, and includes reactions, analyses, and follow-up developments related to the conviction of 10 accused by a special NIA court on September 5, 2023, and the upcoming sentencing on September 16. It excludes other actions by the Maoists, Congress, or the NIA unless they are direct developments or consequences of this specific ambush and subsequent legal proceedings.
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