NIA undertakes another mega raid on PFI, takes another 40 PFI member into custody

Continuing its crackdown on the radical outfit, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is carrying out a second round of raids on the Popular Front of India (PFI) in eight different states and also arrested several PFI members. The investigative agency is raiding PFI premises in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Delhi, Kerala, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Assam.

 

 

According to the information received from NIA sources, a lot of important information was received during the interrogation of PFI leaders in the first round of raids. Based on the leads by NIA, police and other probe agencies are carrying out raids in eight states.

 

As many as 21 PFI members have been detained from 8 districts in Assam. Goalpara, kamrup, Barpeta, Dhubri, Bagsa ,Darrang, udalguri and karimganj are the eight districts. Raids that started this morning is still underway.

 

In Karnataka, as many as 60 PFI members were picked up under ‘preventive custody.’ They will be produced in front of local tehsildar and seek judicial custody and will be sent to prison. These PFI members had either stopped NIA personnel and protested earlier or had created trouble locally.

 

Karnataka police arrested District PFI President and SDPI secretary in the wee hours. PFI district president Abdul Kareem and SDPI secretary ShaikMasqsood was arrested. They are under preventive custody to avoid any untoward incident and protest.

 

 

 

Mangalore police also secured few PFI & SDPI members. Some individuals are secured under preventive custody cases under 107 151 Crpc. PFI Leader Afhan Ali arrested under preventive custody in Chitradurga while four members of the radical outfit have been arrested under preventive custody in Bellary district.

 

In Chamrajnagara, 2 PFI leaders were arrested under preventive custody. PFI district president Kapil and Secretary Suhaib are the ones arrested from Chamrajnagara.

 

 

 

In Pune, the state police have detained six PFI supporters for questioning regarding the alleged funding. This police action is coordination with ATS and NIA's raid that was conducted throughout the country.

 

According to sources, raids are being carried out in Uttar Pradesh’s Siana and Sarurpur and Lisri Gate in Meerut since late last night. Many suspects have been taken into custody from Meerut, Bulandshahr and Sitapur.

 

Raids are underway in many areas in Delhi including Shaheen Bagh and Jamia since late night Monday regarding PFI. Around 12 people have been detained during the raids. Along with the probe agencies, teams of Delhi Police Special Cell and local police stations were involved in the raids. As many as four people have been detained from north-east Delhi.