Absconding Arms Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Jharkhand

The NIA special court in Ranchi sentenced absconding arms dealer Mantu Sharma to 15 years for supplying weapons to the CPI (Maoist). Despite being on the run, the court found Sharma guilty of serious charges, alongside convicted associates Prafulla Kumar Malakar and Anil Kumar Yadav.

In a significant development, a special court in Ranchi has sentenced an absconding arms dealer, Mantu Sharma, to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for allegedly supplying weapons to the CPI (Maoist) in Jharkhand.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) charged Sharma and his associates, including Prafulla Kumar Malakar and Anil Kumar Yadav, with multiple offenses after Jharkhand Police uncovered a CPI (Maoist) module in 2012.

While Malakar and Yadav are serving their sentences, Sharma remains on the run, with efforts to apprehend him still ongoing. The court's decision marks a crucial step in combating illegal arms trade linked to Maoist groups in the region.