NIA arrests ‘linchpin’ in illegal arms and ammunition trafficking case

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The accused has been identified arsenic  Kamalkant Verma alias ‘Uncle Ji’ from Patna, Bihar, the 11th idiosyncratic   arrested successful  the case. File representation  utilized  for representation.

The accused has been identified arsenic Kamalkant Verma alias ‘Uncle Ji’ from Patna, Bihar, the 11th idiosyncratic arrested successful the case. File representation utilized for representation. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested the premier accused successful a lawsuit involving multi-State amerciable arms and ammunition trafficking, originating from Bihar and dispersed crossed assorted parts of bluish India.

The accused has been identified arsenic Kamalkant Verma alias ‘Uncle Ji’ from Patna, Bihar, the 11th idiosyncratic arrested successful the case.

Mr. Verma played a captious relation successful the syndicate, and was progressive successful procuring ammunition illegally from assorted “gun houses” of Haryana and different places, according to the NIA. The ammunition was past smuggled to Uttar Pradesh and further delivered to Bihar and different parts of the country.

“Kamalkant’s apprehension comes days aft the searches conducted by the NIA astatine 23 locations successful Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Haryana led to the apprehension of 4 different accused, Ravi Ranjan, Shashi Prakash, Vijay Kalra, and Kush Kalra. The searches, conducted connected December 4, had besides resulted successful aggregate arms and ammunition seizures,” the bureau said.

Published - December 17, 2025 09:27 p.m. IST

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