Cracking down on illegal gun running racket in Bihar's Munger district, the Enforcement Directorate has registered two cases under money laundering laws besides attaching properties of few people alleged to be funding the mafia in the state.
The agency stepped into the case, which was exposed by Delhi Police's elite Special cell recently, as reports suggested that some of the arms have found their way to the banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen.
The ED has registered two cases under provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) against the illegal pistol makers and the agency is currently in the process of unravelling the blackmoney trail in this illegal trade.
The notoriety of these easily accessible and cheap illegal weapons with criminal gangs and terror outfits had prompted the ED to take cognisance of a Bihar Police FIR in this context and register its own case-- an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR).
Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Abhyanand had also written to the ED sometime back to act against these illegal units by choking their funds and stifling their monetary resources.
The agency has also attached properties of some prominent gang leaders over alleged involvement in the illegal arms and other criminal activities in the state.
"Properties of Reetlal Yadav who is currently lodged in Danapur jail in connection with a number of criminal cases have been attached by the agency recently," a senior official said.
