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Crime
Special NIA Court sentences 10 Jhiram Valley massacre convicts to death in Chhattisgarh
✍️ The New Indian Express
🗓 17 Sep 2026, 03:37 AM
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A Special NIA Court in Chhattisgarh has handed down death sentences to all ten individuals convicted in the Jhiram Valley massacre.
The Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Raipur delivered a landmark verdict, imposing capital punishment on all ten accused linked to the Jhiram Valley massacre in Chhattisgarh.
The court found each of the ten defendants guilty of the heinous acts that resulted in the loss of numerous lives in the remote valley, concluding a trial that has spanned several years.
By sentencing every convict to death, the judgment underscores the severity with which the Indian judiciary is treating large‑scale violent crimes in the region.
The sentences are now subject to the usual appellate process, and the convicted individuals may seek relief from higher courts as prescribed by law.
The court found each of the ten defendants guilty of the heinous acts that resulted in the loss of numerous lives in the remote valley, concluding a trial that has spanned several years.
By sentencing every convict to death, the judgment underscores the severity with which the Indian judiciary is treating large‑scale violent crimes in the region.
The sentences are now subject to the usual appellate process, and the convicted individuals may seek relief from higher courts as prescribed by law.