Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said six judicial panels were set up to probe Naxalite related incidents. Two have submitted their report to the government while investigation is on in the remaining four.
Congress MLA Arun Vora sought details of the judicial commissions.
The Chief Minister said in reply that the Tadmetla/Chintalnar (Dantewada) Encounter Probe Commission was formed on May 12, 2011 after 75 security personnel were killed.
The Commission's Chairman is retired Justice T.P. Sharma (Chief Lokayut, Chhattisgarh). The report is awaited.
Retired Justice V.K. Agrawal chaired the Basaguda/Sakreguda encounter, formed on July 11, 2012 after 17 people were killed by security forces in Sarkeguda village (Bijapur district). A report was submitted on October 17, 2019.
The Bijapur Edesmetta village incident where security forces in May 2013 shot dead eight unarmed tribals was also probed by Retired Justice Agrawal. The report was submitted on July 27, 2021.
The fourth commission is the Jhiram Valley Probe Commission constituted on May 28, 2013 and reconstituted on November 11, 2021. They will probe the killing of 29 people, including senior Congress leaders, by Naxalites.
Retired Chief Justice of Sikkim High Court Satish Kumar Agnihotri is heading the judicial panel constituted on May 8, 2019 to probe the killing of BJP MLA from Dantewada, Bhima Mandavi, by Naxalites on April 9, 2018. The report is awaited.
Retired Justice Shambhu Nath Srivastava is heading the probe into Rajnandgaon’s Madanwada incident where a Maoist attack in 2009 killed Superintendent of Police Vinod Choubey and 28 other policemen. The report is awaited.