Of the locations raided, 19 are in Jharkhand's Gumla, Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, Palamu and West Singhbhum districts, two in New Delhi and one each in Bihar's Patna and Madhya Pradesh's Siddhi district, says the spokesperson
“The NIA registered the case suo motu on October 11 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), following information about financing of terrorist activities through extortion by PLFI cadres,” the spokesperson said.
“Gope, a resident of Khunti district in Jharkhand, was arrested in Delhi. He was charge-sheeted by the NIA in 2018 in a case related to the recovery of demonetised currency notes worth Rs 25.38 lakh from PLFI operatives,” the spokesperson said.