The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday swooped down on premises connected with the accused and suspects at multiple locations across Bihar in the case relating to seizure of deadly arms and ammunition from cadres of CPI (Maoist).
Raids were conducted at nine locations in East Champaran, Sheohar, Saran, Muzaffarpur and Samastipur districts of the State to trace the links of Ram Babu Ram alias Rajan, the Zonal Commander of banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), and Ram Babu Paswan alias Dhiraj, also an active cadre of the outfit. The duo was arrested by the State Police on May 4, 2023 and sent to judicial custody.The case was subsequently handed over to the NIA, which re-registered it on June 23, 2023. “Following extensive investigations, the NIA today cracked down on two premises connected with the two jailed accused and seven premises of other suspects in the case.
Several digital devices, including mobile phones, Tablet, HD card and Memory card, along with SIM cards, a pocket diary containing mobile numbers, pages containing Naxal content, as well as other incriminating documents were seized during the raids,” the agency said in a statement. The case relates to the seizure of two AK-47 rifles, five magazines and 460 rounds of 7.62x39 mm live ammunition, which were found buried in the forest area near Bariakala village under Laukariya police station, Bagaha in West Champaran district.
The recoveries were made by the State police after a tip-off led them to the Siudi Bandh area of Mashrakh under Saran police station where the two accused were camping and conspiring to commit a terrorist act. Their interrogation subsequently took the police to the Bariakala village forest area. The NIA is examining the various gadgets and documents seized in raids conducted on Friday as part of its ongoing investigations in case.