NIA expenses 11 for supplying arms to terrorists, gangs in Jharkhand

By IANS

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) mentioned they’ve filed a cost sheet towards 11 individuals in a case of pilferage of arms and ammunition and provide to terrorist organisations in Jharkhand.

The cost sheet was filed earlier than the particular NIA courtroom below numerous sections of IPC, Arms Act and UAP Act for his or her involvement in provide of arms and ammunition to terrorist organisations and gangs.

“Avinash Kumar alias Chunnu Sharma, Rishi Kumar, Pankaj Kumar Singh, Kamendra Singh, Arun Kumar Singh alias Fauji, Hirla Guman Singh Ucchware, Shivlal Dhawal Singh Chauhan, Kumar Gurlal Uchchware, Kartik Behra, Aman Sahu alias Aman Sao, Sanjay Kumar alias Sanjay Kumar Singh, have been chargesheeted,” mentioned the NIA official.

The case pertains to pilferage of arms and ammunitions and provide of the identical to the armed cadres of CPI(Maoist) and terrorist gang of Aman Sahu by the accused individuals who had criminally conspired to make use of these arms and ammunition in executing terrorist assaults on the safety forces and in addition for the aim of extortion. The case was initially registered at PS ATS, Ranchi in 2021 and in a while the probe was taken over by the NIA.

The investigation has established that ammunition of assorted caliber have been pilfered from {a magazine} of the BSF by one accused Kartik Behera and provided to his shut affiliate Arun Kumar Singh. Further, the identical have been provided to the armed cadres of CPI(Maoist) and the terrorist gang of Aman Sahu in affiliation with among the different chargesheeted accused individuals. Four chargesheeted accused within the case have been additionally discovered concerned within the procurement and switch of unlawful firearms. Due to the involvement of accused Kartik Behera in pilferage and provide of ammunition, he was dismissed from the BSF.

Further investigation within the matter continues to be on.