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NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday raided 25 locations spread across Bihar, Karnataka and Kerala, in connection with the Popular Front of India (PFI) conspiracy to radicalise and train its cadres and members for carrying out acts of terror and violence.
Searches were conducted at the premises of suspects in Katihar district of Bihar; Dakshina Kannada, and Shimoga districts of Karnataka; and Kasaragod, Malappuram, Kozhikode & Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala. A slew of digital devices, including mobile phones, hard disk, SIM cards, pen-drives, data cards, etc, incriminating documents and materials related to the banned organisation were seized during the raids. Indian currency of the face value of Rs. 17.5 lakh was also seized.
So far, a total of 85 locations have been raided during the course of investigations into the case.
Acting on a tip-off, Bihar police had carried out a raid at the rented premises of one Athar Parvez on July 11, 2022, and had seized incriminating articles related to PFI including a document titled ‘India 2047 Towards Rule of Islamic India’. The document recorded in detail PFI’s plans to strike terror in the country by radicalising and giving weapons training to vulnerable Muslim youths to carry out terror acts with the ultimate aim of establishing Islamic rule in India by the 100th year of Independence.
Athar Parvej was arrested along with another accused Md. Jalaluddin Khan, Arman Malick @ Imteyaz Anwer and Nooruddin Zangi @ Advocate Nooruddin. A charge-sheet was filed by the NIA against these four on January 7, 2023. Ten others were later arrested for promoting the unlawful and anti-national activities of PFI and channelising illegal funds from abroad to the PFI members/accused persons in the instant case.
NIA probe has found that multiple channels were allegedly being operated on popular video platforms by persons suspected to be associated with PFI. These channels were distributing content aimed at inciting communal violence and terror in India. The suspects, having international links, were also indulging in propagation of PFI ideology using social media.
Searches were conducted at the premises of suspects in Katihar district of Bihar; Dakshina Kannada, and Shimoga districts of Karnataka; and Kasaragod, Malappuram, Kozhikode & Thiruvananthapuram districts of Kerala. A slew of digital devices, including mobile phones, hard disk, SIM cards, pen-drives, data cards, etc, incriminating documents and materials related to the banned organisation were seized during the raids. Indian currency of the face value of Rs. 17.5 lakh was also seized.
So far, a total of 85 locations have been raided during the course of investigations into the case.
Acting on a tip-off, Bihar police had carried out a raid at the rented premises of one Athar Parvez on July 11, 2022, and had seized incriminating articles related to PFI including a document titled ‘India 2047 Towards Rule of Islamic India’. The document recorded in detail PFI’s plans to strike terror in the country by radicalising and giving weapons training to vulnerable Muslim youths to carry out terror acts with the ultimate aim of establishing Islamic rule in India by the 100th year of Independence.
Athar Parvej was arrested along with another accused Md. Jalaluddin Khan, Arman Malick @ Imteyaz Anwer and Nooruddin Zangi @ Advocate Nooruddin. A charge-sheet was filed by the NIA against these four on January 7, 2023. Ten others were later arrested for promoting the unlawful and anti-national activities of PFI and channelising illegal funds from abroad to the PFI members/accused persons in the instant case.
NIA probe has found that multiple channels were allegedly being operated on popular video platforms by persons suspected to be associated with PFI. These channels were distributing content aimed at inciting communal violence and terror in India. The suspects, having international links, were also indulging in propagation of PFI ideology using social media.
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