PFI Phulwarisharif case: NIA raids 25 locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar
The National Investigation Agency conducted raids in 25 locations in three states in the PFI Phulwarisharif case
PremiumThe National Investigation Agency is conducting raids at about 25 locations in Karnataka, Kerala and Bihar in the Popular Front of India Phulwarisharif case on Wednesday.
So far NIA has conducted multiple searches in these states in last one year. More than thirteen people have been arrested in the case. The case was registered last year in July, when four persons accused of woring for PFI were areseted as they gathered in the Phulwarisharif area of Patna, capital of Bihar. They gathered in the area for their terror training and carry out acts of violence. Three more were arrested in the case on February this year.
The PFI cadres in Phulwarisharif and Motihari had vowed to continue activities in a clandestine manner in Bhar, said NIA. They were also planning to perform a targetted killing. They had also gathered weapons to eliminate a youth of a particular community in Bihar's East Champaran district in March, 2023.
In March, NIA arrested person, named Alam, for his close association with accused Yakub Khan, aka Usman aka Sultan. Yakub Khan was a physical education trainer of PFI, said NIA. "Yakub had posted incriminating videos on social media to spread communal flare-up," added NIA.
As the investigation in the matter unfolds with time, NIA said that it found that despite the ban imposed on the PFI on September 27 last year, the leaders and cadres of the outfit continue to function and include more people by propagating their ideology of violent extremism.
(With inputs from ANI)
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