By Nikita Jain
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Chhattisgarh-based Adivasi activist Raghu Midiyami, alleging that he had Maoist connections.
Midiyami, from Bastar, has been one of the leading voices against the militarization and corporatization in the region.
The 23-year-old, hailing from the Gond Adivasi community, was produced in the NIA special court on Friday and sent to Jagdalpur jail after being taken into custody Thursday evening.
Raghu is accused by the NIA of being a top leader of a banned front organization, allegedly linked to the proscribed Communist Party of India (Maoist).
In a press release issued by the NIA, acknowledging Midiyami’s protest, it stated that Midiyami was arrested in connection with a terror funding case in Chhattisgarh.
Maktoob accessed the FIR registered in 2023, which includes charges under Sections 8(1), 8(3), and 8(5) of the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005, and Sections 10 and 13(1) & (2) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.
The release stated that the case first came to light in November 2023 when the Chhattisgarh Police arrested and charge-sheeted two individuals identified as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of MBM.
This story was originally published in maktoobmedia.com. Read the full story here.
