The National Investigation Agency (NIA) took over the probe into approximately eight cases of violence associated with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including the January ambush on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Bijapur District, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Kanker, and the killing of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ratan Dubey in Narayanpur District of Chhattisgarh, reports Hindustan Times on March 8. An official stated that the NIA will also investigate the role of supporters of Madvi Hidma, the commander of Battalion-I of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the armed wing of CPI-Maoist, who carries a reward of close to INR 40 lakh.