The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on June 24, arrested an accused, identified as Iyyappan. G alias Hari, a resident of Virudhunagar in Tamil Nadu, in the Edakkara Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Case of Kerala, reports Ajit Weekly News. The case pertains to the membership and conduct of training camp for cadres of CPI-Maoist including arms training, flag hoisting and classes in connection with the celebrations of the CPI-Maoist’s formation day during the last week of September 2016 in Nilambur forest in Malappuram District of Kerala. The case was initially registered in April 2020 at Police Station, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Kerala and re-registered by NIA in August 2021. According to the official, the investigation into the case has revealed that the arrested accused person was a member of CPI-Maoist, and along with co-accused, was involved in the conspiracy of conducting and participating in physical and arms training for their cadres for committing terrorist acts and waging war against Union of India.