On the intervening night of 17/18th December, 1995, a huge consignment of sophisticated arms and ammunition was airdropped over some villages in Purulia Distt. of West Bengal. On this incident an FIR no. 152 dated18.12.1995 was registered in Jhalda Police Station and investigation was taken up under the various sections of IPC, Arms Act and Explosives Act etc.
