NIA Executes Raids in Jharkhand Targeting Conspiracy by CPI (Maoist) Offshoot
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New Delhi, Dec 30 (NationPress) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has carried out raids at three sites in Chatra district, Jharkhand, on Monday, in relation to its ongoing inquiry into a conspiracy case connected to a splinter faction of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), referred to as TSPC.
The primary objective of these searches was to collect evidence associated with extortion, levy collection, and money laundering operations allegedly conducted by members of the TSPC.
During the course of the operation, the NIA confiscated multiple mobile phones, SIM cards, and other significant items pertinent to the case. The searches focused on properties linked to suspected operatives and overground workers (OGWs) who are thought to have connections with senior members of the TSPC.
This inquiry is part of the NIA's ongoing efforts in case RC-06/2018/NIA/DLI, which originated from a First Information Report (FIR) lodged by the Tandwa police in January 2016. The case was later assumed by the NIA in February 2018 due to its profound implications for national security.
Those accused are purportedly engaged in unlawful activities, including extortion and the gathering of levies for the Maoist faction, along with laundering the illicit funds produced through these criminal endeavors.
As of now, the NIA has filed charges against 21 individuals, and the investigation remains active. The NIA has been diligently observing the operations of the TSPC, a faction that has been involved in violent and disruptive activities under the aegis of the banned CPI (Maoist) organization. The agency is anticipated to persist in its initiatives to dismantle the financial and logistical frameworks that bolster such splinter groups, which represent a significant threat to the nation's internal security.
Sources indicate that further inquiries are underway, and in the forthcoming days, more insights into the activities of the Maoists will be retrieved by the NIA. Notably, earlier significant crackdowns against Maoists have also been executed by the Jharkhand Police.
