New Delhi, 7th June 2025 : 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday chargesheeted an accused arrested earlier in the Chhattisgarh Indian Army personnel’s targeted killing case of February 2024.

Ashu Korsa of Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) has been chargesheeted under section 302 read with 120B of IPC, 1860 and sections 16, 18, 20, 38 & 39 of UA (P) Act before the NIA Special Court at Jagdalpur.

NIA investigations in the case RC-13/2024/NIA/RPR had revealed that the accused was involved in the criminal conspiracy of the CPI (Maoist), a proscribed terrorist organisation, to kill Motiram Achala. The victim was shot dead by armed cadre of CPI (Maoist) during a visit to the Useli village fair in Amabeda are of Kanker district of the state with his family members on 25th February last year.

NIA had taken over the case, originally registered by the local police, on 29th February 2024, and had found during investigation that accused Ashu Korsa was an active armed cadre of the  Kuyemari Area Committee of the North Bastar Division operating under the CPI (Maoist). He along with another senior Maoist leader had identified Motiram Achala and killed him in the local bazar. He was arrested by NIA in December last year in connection with the conspiracy, which was aimed at striking terror in the minds of the people of that area.

NIA is continuing with its investigation in the case.