New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday (December 15) arrested two individuals and seized an Army uniform, together with arms, ammunition, digital gadgets, money and jewelry from them, throughout raids throughout 4 states in reference to a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) extortion and levy assortment case.
The accused and suspects towards whom the NIA cracked down had been all cadres and sympathizers of PLFI, a banned terror group in Jharkhand. They had been concerned in a conspiracy to hold out violent acts and commit terrorist actions.
NIA raids 23 areas
A complete of 23 areas linked with the banned outfit and the accused had been searched throughout Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi as a part of the NIA motion in the present day. These included 19 areas in Jharkhand (Gumla, Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, Palamu, and West Singhbhum districts), one location every in Bihar (Patna district) and Madhya Pradesh (Siddhi district), and two areas in New Delhi.
The arrested individuals had been recognized as Raman Kumar Sonu alias Sonu Pandit of Bihar and Nivesh Kumar of the south-west district of Delhi. Both the accused are named within the FIR registered by NIA within the case, referring to extortion or levy assortment by the leaders, cadres and sympathizers of PLFI in numerous states of India.
Arms and ammunition seized
During the searches, two Pistols, reside rounds (7.86 mm), Rs 3,00,000 in money, incriminating supplies, together with digital gadgets (cellphones, SIM playing cards, Pen drives, DVR) and paperwork (diary and a bunch of papers), in addition to gold and silver jewelry had been seized, along with the Indian Army uniform, mentioned NIA.
The NIA had registered the case suo moto on October 11, 2023, below numerous sections of the Indian Penal Code and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, following details about the financing of terrorist actions by way of extortion by PLFI cadres.
NIA investigations to this point have revealed that cadres of the banned group had been concerned in producing funds by way of extortion from numerous coal merchants, transporters, railway contractors and businessmen in Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. “They were also conspiring to commit various terrorist activities, including attacks on the security forces, murder, arson, and use of explosives/IEDs to create terror in the society,” it mentioned.
As per the investigations, the PLFI cadres had been additionally concerned in different nefarious actions, comparable to recruitment and procurement of arms and ammunition, other than a group of levy. “Investigations in the ongoing case have further revealed that the leaders, cadres and sympathizers of PLFI were conspiring to revive and expand the organization in Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh and other PLFI affected states,” the company added.
