Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda was produced at the Gajapati District and Sessions Judge Court on Wednesday after being taken from the Brahmapur Central Jail amidst tight security.
He was produced before the court for hearing of nine cases lodged against him in 2006. He was allegedly involved in the jail, police station and treasury arson cases on March 24 and 25 in 2006 at R Udaygiri, Mohana and Adaba in Gajapati district, respectively. He also took the officer-in-charge of the local police station and a jailer hostage. He was involved in 16 cases.
As the District and Sessions Judge had gone to New Delhi on departmental work, Panda would be produced before the court again on November 17.
Panda’s lawyer Swarup Kumar Pal was present.