Ten people were charge-sheeted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in relation to Mizoram guns and explosives seizure case. The case demonstrates a trafficking network operating along the Indo-Myanmar border and is connected to militant groups located in Myanmar. The accused are identified as Lalrintluanga, Laldinpuia, Zoremsanga, Lalrinsanga, Zothanmawia in the chargesheet that was filed with the NIA Special Court in Aizawl, Mizoram.
Several of the accused are presently fugitives who are citizens of Myanmar. The ten people have all been charged for actively participating in the illegal trafficking of weapons, ammunition, and explosives under different provisions of the Arms Act, the Explosive Substances Act and the Indian Penal Code.
The charges are related to an event that happened in May 2022 outside Kelsih Village, under the jurisdiction of Kulikawn Police Station in the Aizawl region. During the incident, two vehicles were found to have a cache of explosives, weapons and ammunition. All four of the car’s occupants were taken into custody by the security agency.
Probe by the NIA have revealed a plot that was masterminded by rebel organisations in Myanmar, working with affiliates in both Myanmar and Mizoram. The plot’ aim was to acquire weapons and explosives to aid militia groups fighting Myanmar’s current government in their continuing armed conflict.
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