In connection in the cross-firing case of Ambajari village in Gajapati district on March 24, 2010, Maoist leader D Kesaba Rao (Azad) was produced in the Gajapati District Sessions Court amidst tight security on Tuesday after being brought from the Jharpada jail, Bhubaneswar.
According to the case, the cross-firing was held between police and Maoist in Ambajari village in which three police personnel had died. According to the 42 witness, the police had filed a charge sheet and as of now only 14 witnesses statement has been recorded.
As the case has been filed at the Gajapati District Sessions Court, Azad has been kept in the Paralakhemkundi prison, said his lawyer Swarop Pal.