A team of NIA in assistance with local police conducted raids at the residence of vehicle recovery agent Upendar Singh located at Palnagar under Bhuli
police station.
Though the local police remained tightlipped on the matter. It is believed that raids were conducted following information of his involvement in sale and purchase of foreign manufactured firearms.
It is believed that he is connected with illegal arms smugglers who were recently caught with sophisticated weapons on the Jharkhand-West Bengal border by police with input of military intelligence .The arms were being smuggled in a bus .
Teams of NIA Kolkata and Ranchi are believed to be conducting the raids that commenced at 6Am and were continuing till.late afternoon.
It’s worth mentioning that several cases are pending against Upendar in different police stations and he has been to jail for opening fire on his relatives a few months ago.