NIA seizes huge cache of ammunition from Maoist hideout in Jharkhand

May 27, 2023 19:57

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The National Investigation Agency has seized a huge cache of ammunition from a Maoist hideout in a forest area in Jharkhand, an official said on Saturday.

The seizure of 1,245 rounds of 7.62 MM and 271 rounds of 5.56 MM ammunition from a dense forest in the Kamdara area of Gumla district on Friday was made on the disclosure of the self-styled supremo of the proscribed People's Liberation Front of India Dinesh Gope, who was arrested last week, a spokesperson of the agency said.

"The seized ammunition was received at Siksohara, Nalanda (Bihar), about two years ago. It had been carefully stashed away for eventual delivery to PLFI operatives and cadres for carrying acts of terror and violence," the official said.

Gope, who had over 100 criminal cases against him and was carrying a reward of Rs 30 lakh, was arrested on May 21 from Delhi, and is currently in NIA custody.

Most of these cases relate to abduction, threats, extortion, murder and raising funds for the PLFI, a militant Maoist outfit formed in 2007 in Jharkhand and splinter group of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).

Known by aliases of "Kuldeep Yadav" and "Badku", Gope of Jharkhand's Khunti district was earlier chargesheeted by the NIA in the case related to the recovery of demonetised currency of Rs 25.38 lakhs from PLFI operatives. -- PTI

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