With an aim to re-evaluate and review how Naxalite cases in the state have been handled, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has decided to form a committee.
According to Dainik Bhaskar, this committee will be under the chairmanship of a retired judge of the Supreme Court. Additionally, five or more specialists, including a retired DGP will constitute this committee. This committee will discuss and form guidelines for reconsideration of cases.
According to human rights activists in Bastar, about 1,500 tribals are locked up in Bastar jails for alleged Naxal activities. The Congress government in the state has been working in the direction of releasing tribals incarcerated for allegedly helping Naxalites.
Earlier this month, Baghel had announced that imprisoned tribal folk in the state, who are innocent of having committed any crimes, would be released from prison. Baghel had said that his administration would release innocent tribals who were jailed because of political vendetta.
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