Jharkhand illegal mining case: ED recovers 2 AK-47 rifles, 60 bullets in fresh raids | Ranchi News

RANCHI: Two AK-47 assault rifles and 60 bullets were recovered amid ongoing probe into alleged illegal mining in Jharkhand.
The weapons were recovered after the Enforcement Directorate conducted fresh raids on Wednesday.
As part of the operation, the ED agency is raiding about 17-20 premises in Jharkhand, neighbouring Bihar, Tamil Nadu and the Delhi-NCR.
The two weapons, 60 live rounds and two magazines were found at a home in Ranchi and the sources identified the premises to be linked to a person called Prem Prakashwho is stated to be involved in the case, reported PTI quoting official sources.

The searches were carried out after fresh information came to the fore following the questioning of Pankaj Mishra, a political aide of Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, and Mishra’s associate and muscleman Bachhu Yadav, sources told news agency.
Mishra and Yadav and have been arrested by the ED in this case earlier.
BJP’s Godda MP Nishikant Dubey said in a tweet that Prakash is an “associate of Jharkhand CM and his family friend Amit Agarwal” and that his (Prakash) links should be investigated by the NIA.
Saryu Roy, a former BJP leader but now an independent MLA from the state, wrote on his Twitter handle that it should be investigated as to how Prem Prakash obtained the AK-47 rifles and that there is a possibility that this has a terrorist link.
The ED probe began after the agency raided Mishra and his alleged associates on July 8, covering 19 locations in Sahibganj, Barhet, Rajmahal, Mirza Chauki and Barharwa in Jharkhand in the case linked to alleged instances of illegal mining and extortion.
The searches were launched after the ED filed a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against Mishra and others in March, alleging that the former “illegally grabbed or amassed huge assets in his favour”.