Crackdown continues against PFI ! NIA raids 56 locations in Kerala in PFI conspiracy case

It should be noted that in September this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs banned PFI and its affiliates for a period of five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 by declaring it as an unlawful association.

NewsBharati 29-Dec-2022 10:30:03 AM

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Kochi, December 29: Taking action against the banned Islamic radical organisation, Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency on Thursday (29 December) carried out raids at 56 locations in Kerala. The searches are still going on at the premises and offices of several suspects having links with cadres of PFI.

The raids started early on Thursday in coordination with state police following specific inputs against PFI cadres who are accused of their involvement in several terrorist acts and the murder of several persons, including Sanjith (Kerala, November 2021), V-Ramalingam (Tamil Nadu, 2019), Nandu (Kerala, 2021), Abhimanyu (Kerala, 2018), Bibin (Kerala, 2017), Sharath (Kamataka, 2017), R.Rudresh (Kamataka, 2016), Praveen Puyari (Karnataka, 2016), and Sasi Kumar (Tamil Nadu, 2016).

It should be noted that in September this year, the Ministry of Home Affairs banned PFI and its affiliates for a period of five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 by declaring it as an unlawful association.

The MHA had earlier said that the criminal activities and brutal murders have been carried out by the PFI cadres for the sole objective of "disturbing public peace and tranquillity and creating a reign of terror in the public mind". The MHA has also mentioned "international linkages of PFI with Global Terrorist Groups", and that some activists of the outfit have joined the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and participated in terror activities in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Some of these PFI cadres linked to ISIS have been killed in these conflict theatres and some have been arrested by State Police and Central Agencies also the PFI has linkages with Jamat-ul-Muyahideen Bangladesh (JMB), a proscribed terrorist organization".

The NIA had carried out searches at more than 150 locations across the country against PFI cadres so far this year.

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