NEW DELHI: Expanding the ambit of investigation into the 2024 Bihar arms smuggling case, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out extensive searches at the residence of an accused named Sandeep Kumar Sinha and recovered a slew of weapons ranging from live cartridges, guns and cash, besides a list of incriminating materials.
Sandeep Kumar Sinha, aka Chhotu Lala, is a key accused in the arms smuggling case and was charged with facilitating the trafficking of an AK-47 rifle into Bihar.
The seizure from his house in Vaishali district included one 9 mm pistol, 18 live cartridges of 9 mm, two pistol magazines, one double-barrel 12-bore gun, 35 live cartridges of 12-bore ammunition and Rs 4.21 lakh in cash.