New Delhi, Jan. 13 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against the third accused in a case related to an attempt to revive the Naxal Northern Regional Bureau (NRB).

The supplementary chargesheet was filed against Priyanshu Kashyap alias Rakesh alias Nilesh, a resident of Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, under sections 13, 18, 20, 38 and 39 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

The anti-terror agency had earlier chargesheeted two other accused--Ajay Singhal and Vishal Singh--in February and November last year, respectively in the case RC-01/2023/NIA-LKW related to attempts by various leaders, cadres and sympathisers and Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the CPI (Maoist) to re-energise the terror or...