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This is an archive article published on June 26, 2023
NIA arrests 4th accused in CPI (Maoist) revival case in Bihar
The arrested accused, identified as Anandi Paswan, 46, has at least five criminal cases registered against him at various police stations of the state, an NIA spokesperson said.
Anandi Paswan is the fourth person to be arrested in the case, registered in 2021, related to the terror financing network being jointly operated by CPI (Maoist) cadres and overground workers (OGWs) in the Magadh region. (Representational FIle/Photo)
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The NIA has arrested one more person in the 2021 CPI (Maoist) terror funding case in connection with efforts being made to revive the banned outfit in Bihar’s Magadh region.
The arrested accused, identified as Anandi Paswan, 46, has at least five criminal cases registered against him at various police stations of the state, an NIA spokesperson said.
According to the NIA, raids conducted on the premises of Paswan, a resident of Nirakhpur village in Kinjar area of Bihar’s Arwal district, on February 12, 2022, led to seizure of illegal arms and ammunition. “Paswan is the fourth person to be arrested in the case, registered in 2021, related to the terror financing network being jointly operated by CPI (Maoist) cadres and overground workers in Magadh region,” the agency spokesperson said.
The agency had earlier arrested Tarun Kumar, Pradyuman Sharma and Abhinav, alias Gaurav, and filed chargesheet against two of them on January 20, the spokesperson said.
“NIA investigations so far have revealed that the proscribed terrorist organisation was trying to raise funds for procurement of arms and ammunition and recruitment of new cadres to further its criminal and violent designs for reviving itself in Magadh zone. They were liaising with Naxals and OWGs incarcerated in various jails in order to revive and strengthen Naxal activities in this region,” the spokesperson said.
The NIA had suo motu registered the case on December 30, 2021, and continues to investigate the matter.
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