NIA arrests 4th accused in CPI (Maoist) terror funding case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday said it has arrested a fourth accused in the CPI (Maoist) terror funding case in connection with efforts being made for the revival of the banned outfit in Magadh Zone of Bihar.

The accused was identified as Anandi Paswan alias Anand Paswan (46). The NIA said that he has more than five criminal cases registered against him in various police stations of Bihar.

“Raids conducted at the premises of Anandi, a resident of Nirakhpur village in P.S Kinjar area of district Arwal, Bihar, had led to the seizure of illegal arms and ammunition on February 12, 2022.

“This is the fourth arrest in the case, related to the terror financing network being jointly operated by CPI (Maoist) cadres and Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in the Magadh region,” said the NIA official.

The official said that Tarun Kumar, Pradyuman Sharma and Abhinav alias Gaurav have been arrested earlier by the NIA. The central agency had filed a charge sheet against two accused in the case on January 20, 2023.

 The NIA investigations so far have revealed that the proscribed terrorist organisation, CPI (Maoist), was trying to raise funds for procurement of arms and ammunition and recruitment of new cadres to further its designs for reviving itself in the Magadh Zone area.

They were liaising with Naxals and OWGs incarcerated in various jails in order to revive and strengthen Naxal activities in the region.