The Nationwide Investigation Company (NIA) on Wednesday carried out searches at 17 places, together with six in Bihar, in reference to its ongoing investigation right into a case linked to the restoration of AK-47 assault rifle components and ammunition in Muzaffarpur in Could this 12 months.
NIA conducts raids in Bihar in reference to restoration of AK-47 components
The Bihar police initially registered the case on Could 7, and the NIA took over the investigation on August 5.
NIA groups carried out search operations on the residences of suspects linked to the case at Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Saran districts, which is linked to the restoration of assault rifle from Fakuli Police Station in Muzaffarpur district.
4 people have been named within the NIA First Data Report (FIR) after being arrested by the police following the restoration of AK-47 rifle components, as half of a bigger community of unlawful sale and buy of prohibited arms and ammunition. These arrested had been recognized as Deomuni Rai alias Anish, Satyam Kumar, Vishal Kumar and Ahmad Anasri — at the moment lodged in Beur jail.
The Bihar STF with the help of Muzaffarpur police first arrested two individuals — Satyam and his cousin Vishal — from Muzaffarpur railway station whereas they had been in possession of 1 butt and one scope of an illegally procured AK-47 assault rifle. Throughout interrogation, they revealed that the duo bought the rifle from Ahmad Ansari, a resident of Gopalganj. The seized firearm introduced from Dimapur in Nagaland and handed over to Deomuni, son of Kudhni panchayat mukhia Nand Kishore Yadav alias Bhola Rai for secure conserving.
Later, police detained Deomani and recovered the assault rifle and 5 rounds of reside ammunition. Ahmad Ansari, who can be concerned within the unlawful sale and buy of firearms, was arrested by STF on Could 10 from Dimapur in Nagaland. On the time of his arrest, Ansari was discovered with a cell phone and two walkie-talkies.
“Today, NIA sleuths searched the house of Bhola Rai at Mankauli village in Muzaffarpur. The raid began at approximately 3am. The NIA team conducted a thorough search of the premises, seizing several documents and lakhs rupees of the cash,” mentioned an official, accustomed to the matter. One other group raided the home of an advocate Sandeep Kumar Sinha alias Chhotu, at SDO highway in Vaishali whereas third group searched the home of Satyam Kumar at Krishnapuri locality in Hajipur, confirmed his brother Bikram Kumar. NIA officers, nevertheless, haven’t disclosed particulars concerning the seizures from Sinha’s residence.
Separate groups raided the homes of the chairman of Parsa Nagar Panchayat, Ayesha Khatoon, at Parsa in Saran district. “The central agency raided the houses of Ayesha Khatoon and her son Mohammad Karmullah Ansari, ward member of Nagar Panchayat,” mentioned the SHO Sunil Kumar.
Wednesday’s searches seemed to be a part of a coordinated effort to collect proof and examine people probably linked to the procurement of refined weapons. Investigation revealed that the arrested individuals had been concerned within the sale and buy of arms ammunitions.