Law Kumar Mishra
Patna, August 5
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday filed charge sheets against 17 alleged terrorists of Bihar and Jharkhand in special court at Ranchi in connection with a terrorist act committed by militant group Peoples’ Liberation Front of India (PLFI).
They are members of the banned PLFI organization allegedly engaged in extortion in the two states of Bihar and Jharkhand. Investigation has revealed that gangster Sujit Sinha and Aman Sahu had conspired with the notorious gangster Shahrukh and other accused Pradeep Ganjhu along with several members of terrorist gangs TPC (tritya prastuti center) and PLFI for committing murder, extortion and further generating funds for expansion of their criminal and terrorist activities.
The terrorist gang has been procuring sophisticated automatic weapons including AK-47s for committing targeted killing and creating terror in coal transportation areas. The conspiracy for committing these nefarious activities was being hatched from Dhanbad and Ranchi Jails, NIA claimed.
The case was registered as FIR No. 234/2020 on December 19 last year at Balumath police station in Latehar (Jharkhand) pertaining to a terrorist act near Checkpost No. 1 at Tetariyakhad Colliery of Central Coalfields Ltd. The assailants had burnt down four trucks, one motorcycle and injured four civilians. NIA had re-registered the case as RC-01/2021/NIA/RNC on March 3 this year and taken over the investigation of the case.
According to NIA spokesperson, those charge sheeted include Sujit Sinha, Aman Sahu, Pradip Ganjhu, Santosh Ganjhu, Bihari Ganjhu, Sakender Ganjhu, Pramod Ganjhu, Babulal Turi, Ajay Turi, Santosh Kumar alias Banti Yadav, Prabhat Kumar Yadav alias Dimple Yadav, Pritam Kumar alias Chiku, Santosh Kumar Yadav, Jasim Ansari, Wasim Ansari, Majibul Ansari and Jahiruddin Ansari.
They have been charged under sections 120B,147, 148, 149, 353, 504, 506, 307, 427, 435, 386, 387, 212 of IPC, sections 25(1)(b), 26, 27 & 35 of Arms Act, sections 3 &4 of Explosive Substance Act, section 17 of CLA Act, 1908and sections 16(1)(b), 18,19,20 & 23 of UA(P) Act in RC-01/2021/NIA/RNC
