‘He didn’t know how to shoot': Jhiram Valley attack convicts' kin dispute court judgment, claim innocence
Twenty nine people were killed in Jhiram Valley attack in Chhattisgarh in 2013 after Maoists ambushed a Congress convoy.
Over a decade after a Maoist attack on a Congress convoy in Jhiram Valley, Chhattisgarh, a special NIA court has convicted all 10 accused. Two women are among the convicted. However, family members of some of the convicts are contesting the court's judgment, claiming their relatives' innocence. Joga Markam, also known as Joga Madkami, is one of the accused whose kin disputes the allegations.
Durjan Markam, Joga's brother, has vehemently denied his involvement, stating that he had no knowledge of shooting or using a gun. Similarly, the kin of Kosa Kavasi and Mukka Mandavi also claim they were falsely implicated in the attack, which wiped out top Congress leadership in the state. The families of the convicted individuals are distraught and feel the conviction is unjust.
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