NIA files arms smuggling charges against Mizoram man

Prabin Kalita / Aug 1, 2024, 05:28 IST

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NIA files arms smuggling charges against Mizoram man

Guwahati: The NIA has filed a charge-sheet against an individual from Mizoram for his alleged involvement in a nationwide illegal arms and ammunition smuggling operation linked with insurgent organisations based in Myanmar, officials said on Wednesday.
In the charge-sheet against Lalngaihawma filed before the NIA Special Court (New Delhi) on Tuesday, the NIA invoked various sections of the IPC, Arms Act, Explosive Substance Act, and the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
Lalngaihawma has been charged with active involvement in the network operating in the northeast region, along with other parts of the country, the NIA said.
The NIA had registered the case against Lalngaihawma and others last December 26 on the basis of inputs that some Mizoram-based entities were engaged in illegal trafficking of arms, ammunition, explosives, etc. in the northeastern region of the country.

“Investigations by the agency so far have revealed that Lalngaihawma had established strong linkages with Myanmar-based insurgent groups.With their help, he used to receive arms, ammunition and explosives for supply to various insurgent and criminal groups,” the investigating agency stated.

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Prabin Kalita

Prabin Kalita is a journalist at The Times of India and is currently the Chief of Bureau (northeast). He has been reporting in mainstream Indian national media since 2001. He has been a field journalist reporting gamut of issues from India’s northeastern region and major developments in neighbouring countries like Myanmar, China, Bhutan and Bangladesh concerning India and northeastern region. He has been covering insurgency—internal and cross-border, politics, natural calamities, environment etc. He is a post-graduate in Geological Sciences from Gauhati University.

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