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25 May 2013 · political violence

Jhiram Ghati Maoist Attack Devastates Chhattisgarh Congress Leadership

On 25 May 2013, CPI (Maoist) members ambushed a Congress Parivartan Yatra convoy at Jhiram (Jeeram/Jheeram) Ghati in the Darbha valley area of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The National Investigation Agency recorded 27 killed, including 10 police personnel, and 38 injured. Senior Congress leaders were among the victims.

Official PIB photograph, 26 May 2013: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi visit V. C. Shukla in hospital after the Jhiram Ghati ambush. It shows the actual aftermath, not the ambush itself.
Official PIB photograph, 26 May 2013: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi visit V. C. Shukla in hospital after the Jhiram Ghati ambush. It shows the actual aftermath, not the ambush itself. · Credit: Prime Minister's Office / PIB, Government of India · License: Government Open Data License - India (GODL)

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Sources and further reading

  1. NIA case record RC-06/2013/NIA/DLI — Darbha Jheerum Ghati attack
  2. Indian Express — Jhiram Ghati attack verdict background (Sep 2026)

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