The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has got major success in the PLFI terror funding case in Gumla. Taking major action in the case, NIA has recovered a huge quantity of ammunition from the forest of Kamdara area of Gumla. In which 1245 cartridges of 7.62 MM and 271 bullets of 5.56 MM have been seized.
NIA got this information after interrogating PLFI Supremo, Dinesh Gope. After which the NIA team raided the said place.
In connection with this case, PLFI had received the seized ammunition from Sixohara in Nalanda district of Bihar two years back. All these ammunition were kept by the organization for distribution to PLFI militants. After the interrogation of NIA, a huge amount of ammunition was recovered from the forest of Kamdara area on the instructions of Dinesh Gope.
PLFI was earlier known as Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT). This organization is responsible for hundreds of criminal incidents in Jharkhand, including incidents of murder. The PLFI organization used to connect unemployed youths to the organization by luring them with bikes, mobile phones and easy money. Extortion is the major source of income of PLFI.
Just some days ago Gope was arrested from Nepal. Who was arrested in a joint operation by the NIA and the Jharkhand Police in collaboration with the Intelligence Bureau. Jharkhand Police and NIA had declared a total reward of 30 lakhs on Dinesh Gop. He is currently in NIA custody.