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It was revealed that the smuggled rifles were discarded by Army and paramilitary forces and brought to the Jabalpur depot for destruction.Baburam said Manzar told police about at least six more arms smugglers in Gaya and Aurangabad whom he had supplied AK-47 rifles. PATNA: Munger police will seek court’s permission after Dussehra to conduct narcoanalysis on at least five accused of smuggling AK-47 rifles smuggling from Central Ordnance Depot at Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, Munger SP Baburam told TOI on Tuesday.However, narco test cannot be conducted unless the smugglers agree to it before a court.The SP said the accused arrested in the case were not cooperating in the investigation and giving contradictory statements. “Those named by Manzar have Maoist connections. There are several cases lodged against them,” he said.Manzar’s four-day police remand ended on Tuesday.Altogether 20 AK-47s and more than 500 spare parts allegedly smuggled from Jabalpur depot have been seized since August 29 and 21 people, including four in Jabalpur, have been arrested so far in the case. While one of them is retired Army personnel Niyazur Rahman, the other four are Mohammad Imran Alam, Mohammad Shamsher, Mohammad Irfan and Manzar Alam.“Even though the five were made to sit in front of each other, they are giving contradictory statements and making things difficult for police to investigate into the matter,” Baburam said.Niyazur is the elder brother of Shamsher and was arrested from field ammunition depot of Army at Bagdogra in West Bengal where he was a guard on contract.Imran and Shamsher were the main receivers of AK-47 consignments in Munger while Irfan and Manzar were the main suppliers of the weapons to Maoists and criminals.The racket was busted after Imran’s arrest with three AK-47s near Jubli Well under the Jamalpur police station area on August 29..