Bokaro: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday in connection of providing logistic support to Moists conducted multiple raids in multiple villages of Gomia in Bokaro district and Vishnugarh block in Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, targeting Maoist operatives and seized equipment and diaries.
The agency recovered digital equipment, diaries, and other materials of interest. Individuals suspected of providing shelter and logistical support to Maoists are also under the agency’s scanner. No arrests have been reported so far.
According to the details the agency while acting on specific intelligence regarding Maoist activities in villages near the foothills of Jhumra mountain an area that forms the border between Bokaro and Hazaribagh eight NIA teams, accompanied by local police, conducted synchronized searches in villages such as Chatro Chatti, Rajderba, Lodhi, Cheyatand, and Haryidmo.
Bokaro Superintendent of Police Manoj Swargiary confirmed the raids, stating that NIA teams are actively investigating the activities of Maoists organisations in the district.
This operation follows a series of NIA raids conducted in late December in the Madhuban and Khukhara police station areas of Pirtand block in Giridih district. These earlier raids included extensive questioning of several individuals.