Jailed Maoist Kobad Ghandy brought to Gujarat, produced in court in a 9 year old case

Surat:Jailed Naxal leader and member of banned outfit CPI-Maoist, Kobad Ghandy, has been brought to Gujarat in connection with a 9 year old case and was today produced in a court in Surat district.

Kobad (68), who was born in a rich Parsi family in Mumbai and was educated in elite institutions like Doon School, Xavier College and in England got inclined to ultra left ideology. He was involved in numerous cases pertaining to Naxal activities and conspiracies. He was first arrested on September 20, 2009 from a Delhi hospital where he was under treatment for cancer. He was later shifted to Chhattisgarh and then to Jharkhand where he was lodged in Hazaribagh central jail.

JCP Surat F G Patel today said that Ghandy was brought by train here from Jharkhand on a production warrant in connection with a case lodged in Kamrej police station here in 2010. He was produced in a court here as part of procedure and handed over formally to Surat police.

DySP Surat C M Jadeja said that he would again be produced in the court for taking his remand for further interrogation in the case pertaining to criminal conspiracy about setting up of Maoist/Naxal outifts in South Gujarat. There were a total of 26 accused in the case of whom 25 including Ghandy have now been formally arrested while a woman accused was still at large.
Ghandy was earlier in charge of the South Western Regional Bureau (SWRB) coordinating the naxalite activity in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra, where rebel activity remained stagnant despite herculean efforts made by the Maoist party. He was also in touch with ultra left wings in countries like Belgium, Peru, Philippines, Turkey, Germany and Nepal. He was also entrusted with the job of building up the naxal movement in urban areas.

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