When It Rained Arms In India- Purulia Arms Drop
The alleged arms drop is yet a mystery as the motive behind the event remains a mystery
It was a full moon day over the east coast of India on 17th December 1995. A transport aircraft flew amid the cloud cover and flew low than its usual altitude. The aircraft’s cargo bay opened. 20000 AK-47 guns and ammunitions fell from the sky. The drop also included rocket launchers and grenade bombs in the package. The flight made an uninterrupted trip to Bangkok. The arms drop was conspired by a Dutch and British national who never completed their jail term. The arms drop rocked the Indian political stage for decades to come and remain a mystery.
The plan:
The arms deal started with a Danish citizen Kim Davy who approached an ex-military serviceman Peter Bleach. Kim Davy convinced Peter Bleach to procure some arms on the pretext of a false company. They went to Latvia and arranged an Antonov An-26 aircraft for the drop and recruited a Lativian crew to man the flight. Weapons arrived at a deserted Lativian airport where the team camped. The plane was loaded with arms by the conspirators. MI 6, the intelligence unit from Britain, knew about the entire operation.
