National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 5 submitted charge sheet against six persons in a special court in Patna (Bihar) in the AK-47 smuggling case, reports Times of India. Charge sheeted individuals are Mohammar Shamsher Alam, Mohammad Niyazur Rahman, Mohammad Imran Alam, Mohammad Irfan Alam, Rizwana Begum and Purushottam Lal Rajak. Niyazur and Puroshottam were once posted as armourers at COD. Niyazur was arrested from Bagdogra in West Bengal where he was working as a guard at the field ammunition depot of Indian Army. Total 21 AK-47 rifles, smuggled from Central Ordnance Depot (COD) at Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh), were recovered from different places in Munger (Bihar) since August 29, 2018. The rifles were meant for supply to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and criminals in and outside Bihar. At least 30 persons have been arrested in this connection so far.