Odisha
Narcotics Related Incidents:2018

A huge amount of black money, generated through illegal trade in narcotics and extortions, has been seized from Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, the Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) on black money said in Cuttack District on June 16, reports The Times of India. Illegal properties purchased by Maoist leaders have also been seized by various investigating agencies, the SIT's Vice Chairman Justice (retd) Arijit Pasayat said. "For the first time, it has come to the notice of the SIT that Maoists have amassed a huge amount of black money and their leaders are utilizing that money in making fortunes. It is a new angle," Justice Pasayat said. "Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Enforcement Directorate sleuths have seized narcotic drugs amounting to crores of rupees while being transported from Odisha's Malkangiri area to Kolkata (of West Bengal), Lucknow (of Uttar Pradesh) and New Delhi," he added. The rebels are spending a part of the black money to expand their activities in various parts of the country, Justice Pasayat said after a meeting with the Police and various agencies. The exact amount of black money recovered from Maoists was not divulged. Read less...