Five women charged with sedition
Five women, arrested on Sunday for putting up posters demanding the release of top Maoist leader Somen, were charged with sedition and hatching conspiracy against the state.
A fast-track court on Thursday dropped the sedition charge against former PCAPA chief Chhatradhar Mahato, but he will remain behind bars in 31 other cases that are still pending.The additional sessions judge in West Midnapore district dropped the sedition charge against Mahato for lack of evidence.