New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday chargesheeted five more accused, including four absconders, in a 2024 Chhattisgarh case relating to the procurement and supply of explosives to the banned Naxal outfit.

The supplementary chargesheet named the arrested accused Manish Sodhi, along with fugitives Sodhi Kesa, Manila, Madkam Kesa and Sodhi Lakhma, all residents Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. The NIA has indicted all under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, the Explosive Substances Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Manish Sodhi, alias Hurra, was arrested in July this year by the NIA. The anti-terror agency, which took over the case from the local police in December 2024, has so f...