NIA issues notices to 10 in probe linked to Innaiah

Hyderabad: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued notices to more than 10 persons in Telangana, asking them to appear for questioning in connection with a case linked to former Naxalite and social activist Gade Innaiah, who was arrested last year.Those who received the notices include former student leaders and writers. Innaiah was arrested for allegedly making statements in support of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).
In the notice, NIA said: "It appears that you are acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the case. You are required to be examined. In this regard, you are hereby directed to be present at your address on March 25 for carrying out an enquiry. In case you wish to be examined at any other alternate place of your residence, the same may be communicated." One such notice was issued to Manchala Gangadhar from Warangal. The case relates to statements allegedly made by Innaiah while participating in the funeral of Maoist central committee member Katha Ramachandra Reddy in Warangal. Reddy was killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh.