Overview
- Ranchi police earlier arrested five alleged Koyalanchal Shanti Sena operatives and seized three Pakistan-made pistols, seven magazines, 13 cartridges, mobile phones, a vehicle and about Rs 10 lakh.
- Those in custody include Riya Sinha, wife of jailed gangster Sujit Sinha, whom police accuse of coordinating extortion and logistics for the network.
- An FIR numbered 512/2025 has been registered at Sadar police station with charges under the Arms Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act as the probe expands across states and borders.
- Police allege weapons were dropped by drones near Moga in Punjab and routed to Jharkhand while extortion proceeds moved to Prince Khan in the UAE and onward to Pakistan.
- On October 24, a separate arrest netted Dashrath Shukla with three pistols, and police say he linked the cache to Inamul Haq as officers probe claims that up to 21 guns were supplied across Jharkhand.