New Delhi, Oct 14
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an absconding aide of armed cadres of the CPI (Maoist) terror organisation for his involvement in the 2021 Jharkhand Lanji Forest IED blast case, which resulted in the death of three security personnel and left three others injured, the agency said on Tuesday.
The accused, who had been chargesheeted in the case under various sections of IPC, UA(P) Act and CLA Act in September 2021, was carrying a non-bailable warrant of arrest and a cash reward of Rs. 20,000 against him.
“He was part of the larger conspiracy hatched in association with armed cadres of the outfit under the leadership and direction of its top cadres,” it added.
According to the NIA, the investigation in the case is continuing as part of the agency’s efforts to trace other accused and conspirators.