NIA Arrests Senior CPI (Maoist) Member in 2021 Arms Seizure Case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Uday ji, a senior member of the banned CPI (Maoist), in connection with a 2021 case involving the seizure of arms, ammunition, and explosives in Bihar. The case revealed a conspiracy to supply weapons to the Maoist organization.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a senior member of the banned CPI (Maoist), Uday ji alias Rajesh Kumar Sinha, in connection with a 2021 case that involved the seizure of arms, ammunition, and explosives in Bihar, as per an official statement released on Wednesday.

Uday ji, a special area committee member of CPI (Maoist), has been detained under various stringent laws including the Arms Act, Explosive Substances Act, Criminal Law Amendment Act, and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in relation to the case registered in June 2021, the statement added.

The original case saw the confiscation of arms, ammunition, improvised hand grenades, and several other incriminating articles from Maoist operative Parshuram Singh, who had connections with other high-profile Maoist leaders, the NIA revealed. Investigations suggest a large conspiracy to supply weapons to the banned organization.

(With inputs from agencies.)