Raipur

Judicial panel probing attack reaches Bastar

Staff Reporter

The one member judicial commission set up for investigating Darbha massacre reached Jagdalpur on Friday. The commission headed by Justice Prashant Mishra reached the ambush site at Jeeram ghat and closely inspected the area on Friday.

Justice Prashant Mishra would present its report on the swarming attack of Maoists on Congress party convoy which was returning from Sukma after addressing the ‘Parivartan Yatra’. The convoy trapped in Maoist ambush at Jeeram Ghat left Congress leader Nand Kumar Patel, his son Dinesh Patel, Mahendra Karma, former minister VC Shukla, Uday Mudliyar along with 21 others dead.

The commission amid firm security arrangements remained secluded from media but sources informed that the commission closely observe the entire shoot out and incidents happened at the spot on May 25. The commission was also informed about the rout followed by Congress convey and related incidents. Justice Prashant Mishra was accompanied with Additional Secretary Home AN Upadhyay, District Collector Ankit Anand, SP Ajay Yadav along with other officials. Notably NIA (National Investigation Agency) is also conducting a separate probe into the incident.