NIA files charges against 3 CPI(Maoist) operatives in Andhra

By: Tushar Sharma
Last Updated: May 31, 2026 02:50:01 IST

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has chargesheeted three operatives of the banned CPI (Maoist) terror outfit in a case related to the supply of explosives and logistical support to Maoist cadres in Andhra Pradesh, officials said on Friday.

According to a press release by NIA, all three have been charged under various sections of the IPC, the Explosive Substances Act, and UA (P) Act in the first chargesheet in the case RC-12/2024/NIA/DLI, filed before the NIA special court in Visakhapatnam.

The chargesheet was filed before the NIA Special Court in Visakhapatnam in case RC-12/2024/NIA/DLI under various sections of the IPC, Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UA(P)A].

The accused have been identified as Naka Devid Raj alias Daveedu, Vijay Viswas and Sodi Kesa.

According to the agency, Naka Devid Raj and Vijay Viswas have been identified as overground workers (OGWs) of CPI (Maoist). They were caught red-handed and arrested by the local police en route to hand over the consignment of explosives to the third accused, Sodi Kesa – an underground CPI (Maoist) cadre.

The release said that the NIA investigations revealed that the accused Devid and Vijay were engaged in procurement, transportation and supply of explosive materials to underground Maoist cadres for use in attacks on security forces

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