NIA Raids Net Significant Seizures in Bihar Maoist Crackdown

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted search operations at seven locations in Kaimur and Rohtas districts in Bihar, seizing digital devices, documents, and live ammunition. These operations follow the arrests of two CPI (Maoist) leaders and aim to curb the group's revival efforts.

As part of a major crackdown on CPI (Maoist), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday conducted search operations at seven locations across two districts in Bihar, seizing a range of incriminating digital devices, documents, and live ammunition. The raids took place at five locations in Kaimur district and two in Rohtas district, linked to the earlier arrests of two key CPI (Maoist) leaders, Vijay Kumar Arya and Umesh Chaudhary, apprehended by the NIA in April 2022.

During the initial arrests, authorities seized levy receipts, Naxal pamphlets, and digital devices from the suspects. Three additional individuals, Anil Yadav alias Anil Vyas, Rajesh Kumar Gupta, and Rupesh Kumar Singh, are currently in judicial custody and have been charged in connection with the case by the NIA.

The latest searches resulted in the confiscation of mobile phones, SIM cards, memory cards, incriminating documents, diaries, and live ammunition. These items are undergoing further examination to gather more insights into CPI (Maoist) activities as the group aims to revive itself through recruitment and levy collection efforts.

(With inputs from agencies.)