Enforcement Directorate chargesheet against 2 Naxal commanders

New Delhi, May 2

The Enforcement Directorate has filed charge sheet against two Naxal commanders operating in the Bihar and Jharkhand region, and seven others on charges of money laundering in a case pertaining to alleged extortion and levy-collection crimes. Officials in the agency said, the prosecution complaint (charge sheet) was filed before a special court in Patna under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) early this week.

It has named Musafir Sahni and Anil Ram, area commanders of the Bihar-Jharkhand special area committee of the CPI (Maoist), and seven others.The agency has sought confiscation of properties – including 11 flats in Bihar’s Vaishali district, five plots in Muzaffarpur district, bank balance, cash, a truck and a bike – totalling Rs 54.14 lakh of the accused.

Meanwhile, the NIA today arrested an absconding property manager of Naxals from Kolkata in connection with a case of seizure of huge cache. — TNS