CM Baghel added that the pressure of the security forces had pushed the Naxals back, insinuating that the recent killing of BJP leader Dubey was just a minor incident in an otherwise improving law and order situation in the Naxalite-prone area.
The High Court's ruling from October 14, 2022, allowing Saibaba's appeal against a 2017 trial court decision convicting and sentencing him to life in prison, was challenged in the case that led to the verdict.