A case has been filed against top Maoist leaders, including Dr Baburam Bhattarai and Chairman Prachanda for crimes against the state. Other defendants named in the case are Krishna Bahadur Mahara, Barman Buda of Rolpa, Pampha Bhusal of Arghakhanchi, Kali Bahadur Malla, Bharat Bom, Khadga Nepali, Bishwanath Yogi, Durga Rawal of Jajarkot. They have been accused of attacking and destroying the Khatwada police post in Kalikot on 25 November and killing 11 policemen, destroying bridges and government buildings and disrupting public life. The Kalikot district prosecutor's office filed the case last month and has demanded that the rebels be imprisoned in accordance with the State Offence Act 1990, Article3 (3). This is the first case to be filed since a special court against corruption and anti-state crimes was established on 16 August last year.