The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed supplementary chargesheet against 16 accused, including a woman, in connection with the CPI (Maoist) arms and ammunition seizure case of Jharkhand.
The case pertains to the arrest of CPI (Maoist) operatives and the seizure of a huge cache of arms and ammunition from Peshrar in Lohardaga. On February 21 last year, the local police had registered a First Information Report to conduct a probe. The NIA took it over on June 14, 2022.
The arrests and the seizures had followed a raid in the forest area of Bulbul, where CPI (Maoist) self-styled regional commander Ravindra Ganjhu, along with Balram Oraon, Muneshwar Ganjhu, Balak Ganjhu, Dinesh Nagesia, Aghnu Ganjhu, Lajim Ansari, Markush Nagesia, Sanjay Nagesia, Sheela Kherwar, Lalita Devi and around 60 others, had assembled to allegedly conspire and plan violent attacks on the security forces and in the bauxite mines area.
