In the draft charges filed before a special court in Mumbai, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has said that the accused in the Elgaar Parishad-cum-Bhima-Koregaon riots case had recruited students from various universities, including the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Tata Institute for Social Sciences (TISS) for terror activities, reports The Pioneer on August 24. The NIA stated in the draft charges filed before the court of Special Judge D E Kothalikar last week, “...you accused no 1 to 10 along with the wanted accused no 17 to 22 being the active members of the banned terrorist organisation CPI (Maoists) and its frontal organisations recruited students from various universities, including Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and Tata Institute for Social Sciences (TISS) for commission of terrorist activity.” The alleged recruitment of the students of JNU, TISS and other universities is one of three fresh revelations that have been made by the NIA in its draft charges which will be formalised and formally framed against the 22 accused in the much-discussed sensational case. The other two new revelations are: the NIA – which had earlier said that the accused in the case had conspired to wage a war against the Government of India – has for the first time said that the accused had also conspired against the Maharashtra Government. “The accused no 1 to 10 along with the deceased accused number 16 (Father Stan Lourduswamy of Tamil Nadu who died in Mumbai while in custody on July 5, 2021) and absconding accused 17 to 22 being the active members of the banned terrorist organisation CPI (Maoists) and its frontal organisations had conspired wage a war against the Government of India and the State Government..,” one of the draft charges said, adding that they conspired to overthrow the governments at the centre and in the state (both BJP). One of the draft charges throws up the connection of Nepal and Manipur. “For the purpose ( of waging the war against the Government of India and the state government) conspired to demand and organise Rs 8 crore for annual supply of M-4 (sophisticated weapon) with 4,00,000 rounds and other arms and ammunition through a designated supplier from Nepal and Manipur and conspired to overawe the Government of India and State Government by means of criminal force, show of criminal force, thereby committed the offence punishable under section 121 A of the Indian Penal Code,” another charge in the draft charges said.