NIA files chargesheet against inter-state arms smuggler in Bihar

The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against an arms smuggler in an inter-state illegal ammunition trafficking case with footprints spread across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Searches and investigations by the NIA in the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar subsequently led to the arrest of key accused operating at each level, the probe agency said.

The National Investigation Agency has filed a chargesheet against an arms smuggler in an inter-state illegal ammunition trafficking case with footprints spread across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. Parvez Alam is the ninth accused to be charged in the case, the NIA said on Thursday. Charges have been filed against him before a special NIA court in Patna, it said in a statement. A total of 11 persons have so far been arrested in this case and eight of them, who were charged in February this year, continue to be in judicial custody facing trial. Parvez has several arms cases registered against him since 2013. He was taken on a production warrant in the instant case, involving a large syndicate engaged in smuggling of prohibited bore ammunition, the NIA said. The case was originally registered by the local police in Bihar in July last year with the arrest of four accused following the seizures and recoveries of large amounts of illicit ammunition. After taking over the investigation in August 2025, the NIA found that the syndicate was being operated at three levels- major suppliers, linchpin middlemen and networked retailers. Searches and investigations by the NIA in the states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar subsequently led to the arrest of key accused operating at each level, the probe agency said.