NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary charge sheet against four more accused in a case linked to the promotion and funding of CPI (Maoist) activities in Chhattisgarh, a statement from the probe agency said on Wednesday.
The accused have been identified as Sunita Potam, Shankar Muchaki, Dashrath alias Dasru Modiyam, and Mallesh Kunjam.
According to the NIA, Sunita, Shankar, and Dashrath were office bearers of the Moolwasi Bachao Manch (MBM), a frontal organisation of CPI (Maoist) that was banned by the Chhattisgarh government under Section 3(1) of the Chhattisgarh Special Public Security Act, 2005, in October last year. Mallesh, an armed cadre of CPI (Maoist), remains absconding.
Investigations have revealed that all four were actively engaged in raising, collecting, storing, and distributing funds to further the extremist agenda of CPI (Maoist).
These funds, the NIA said, were used to organise protests against the democratically elected government and obstruct developmental works in the state. MBM and other such frontal bodies allegedly acted as conduits for channelising these illicit funds.
With the latest charges, the number of accused in the case has risen to seven, of which six have been arrested.
The case traces back to May 2023, when the Bijapur Police intercepted MBM workers Gajendra Madvi and Laxman Kunjam with Rs 6 lakh in cash.