The NIA today arrested one person, and seized weapons, cash and incriminating material, in raids across AP and Telangana in the Munchingputu CPI (Maoist) case.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested one person, and seized weapons, cash and incriminating material, in raids across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the Munchingputu CPI (Maoist) conspiracy case.
Multiple raids were carried out across 62 locations in the two States, leading to the arrest of one Chandra Narasimhulu, a State Executive Committee Member of the Pragathiseela Karmika Samakya (PKS), from Satya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh. A pistol, along with 14 rounds, was seized from the location.
An amount of Rs 13 lakh was seized from one of the raided locations in Kadapa district, while Maoist literature and documents were seized from other locations.
Today's raids covered 53 locations in Andhra Pradesh and nine locations in Telangana. The districts of Guntur, Palanadu, Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Prakasam, Bapatla, Eluru, East Godawari, B R Ambedkar Konaseema, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Nellore, Tirupati, Kadapa Satya Sai, Anantapur and Kurnool were covered in Andhra Pradesh, and nine locations were raided in Telangana in the districts of Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Hanumakonda, Ranga Reddy and Adilabad.
The arrested accused's custodial interrogation is expected to yield further information about the conspiracy relating to the attempts of various frontal organisations to further the activities of the proscribed CPI (Maoist) outfit. The frontal organisations include Civil Liberties Committee (CLC), Amarula Bandhu Mitrula Sangham (ABMS), Chaitanya Mahila Sangham (CMS), Kula Nirmulana Porata Samathi (KNPS), Patriotic Democratic Movement (PDM), Pragathiseela Karmika Samakya (PKS), Praja Kala Mandali (PKM), Revolutionary Writers Association (RWA) or Viplava Rachayithala Sangham (VIRASAM), Human Rights Forum (HRF), Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners (CRPP), and Indian Association of People's Lawyers (IAPL).
NIA investigations so far have revealed that leaders and members of these frontal organisations were extending support to the CPI (Maoist), which was banned as a terrorist outfit in 2009. The premises raided today belong to members and cadre of the frontal organisations.
The case was initially registered by the Munchingputu Police of ASR District on November 23, 2020, based on information relating to the movement of Maoists and transportation of Maoist literature in the Munchingput area. The police had intercepted one Pangi Naganna while he was carrying Maoist revolutionary literature books, medicines, red banner cloth, electrical wire bundles, Nippo batteries and pamphlets to hand over to Maoist cadres. Detailed interrogation of Naganna had revealed that the items were handed over to him by the leaders of the frontal organisations.
On May 21, 2021, the NIA had filed a chargesheet against seven accused before the Special Court, Vijayawada. Of these seven persons, five belonged to frontal organisations - ABMS, CMS, PKS, PDM and PKM.