The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested four persons in connection with an organised illegal arms and ammunition trafficking case. Twenty-two teams of the NIA conducted extensive searches at multiple locations across three states. These included seven locations in the Nalanda, Sheikhpura and Patna districts of Bihar; 13 locations in the Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh; and two locations in the Kurukshetra district of Haryana.

 

 

During the searches, the teams seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition of different bores, over one crore rupees in cash, several digital and electronic devices containing incriminating data, incriminating documents, including fake and suspicious identity documents.

 

 

Following the searches, NIA arrested Shashi Prakash from Patna, Ravi Ranjan Singh from Sheikhpura, and Vijay Kalra and Kush Kalra from Kurukshetra for their active involvement in the larger syndicate engaged in the trafficking, sale and purchase of illegal ammunition. The NIA said that the ammunition was being smuggled from Haryana to Uttar Pradesh, and further delivered to Bihar and other parts of the country as part of the conspiracy.