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UP police arrest two CRPF personnel for selling arms to Naxals | | Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested four people including, two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on charges that they have been selling arms to Naxals.
The UP Special Task Force (STF) raided the CRPF's Rampur camp and arrested the
personnel this morning. Addressing the media, UP Additional Director General of
Police (ADGP) Brij Lal said ammunition and empty cartridge shells have been recovered
from the arrested. He said the state police have launched a separate inquiry as
the UP police suspects that the personnel were selling arms to Naxals. UP Police
also conducted raids at CRPF camps in Jhansi, Ranchi and Moradabad and arrested
Vinod Paswan and Dinesh Singh. The raids were made following an operation based
on a tip off received in the aftermath of the Dantewada massacre, in which 76
personnel were killed by the Naxals. Lal said that one retired sub-inspector of
Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC), identified as Yashodhanad Singh, was seen
moving in different armoury centres of the CRPF and PAC collecting empty shells
of bullets fired during training. UP Police claimed that shells were later replaced
at the main Rampur armory with live bullets and finally supplied to Naxals. Lal
said the police have recovered over 5,000 live cartridges, 16 magazines of INSAS
rifles, .25 bore guns, SLR and AK 47s, 245 kilograms of empty shells, mobile phones
and Rs 1.76 lakh cash. He said the network of the racket was large and has been
running for over six months and the police are questioning four people to look
at the possibility of involvement of more persons. Meanwhile, the CRPF, has suspended
both its personnel arrested by the STF and ordered an immediate Court of Enquiry
(CoI) "We have suspended both the personnel and have also ordered an immediate
Court of Enquiry. We are in constant touch with the UP police and are extending
all help to them," said CRPF Director General Vikram Srivastava. |
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