Guwahati, Sept 27: The Assam Police on Tuesday (Sept 27) launched another operation against the Popular Front of India ( PFI ) in various districts of the state. The police have detained several people linked with PFI. As per the records, around 21 PFI leaders have been arrested across the northeastern state of Assam.
As per the reports of ANI, Hiren Nath, ADGP (Special Branch) of Assam Police said that several people have been detained by police in various districts. Hitesh Ch. Roy, Superintendent of Police of Kamrup district said that the Kamrup District Police on Tuesday (Sept 27) detained four persons linked with PFI from the Nagarbera area. "Our operation against PFI is on in many parts of the district," Hitesh Ch. Roy said.
Earlier, Assam Police arrested 11 leaders of workers of PFI from various parts of the state and one from Delhi. Continuing the crackdown on the organization, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra Police arrested a man on Monday in connection with the nationwide crackdown on PFI. The arrested accused has been identified as Mohd Abed Ali.
Besides, the UP Police Special Task Form (STF) also arrested one person yesterday (Sept 26), identified as Abdul Majeed from the Vibhutikhand bus stand from Lucknow under UAPA when he was trying to leave the city. The Karnataka unit of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), a political wing of the Popular Front of India, on Monday (Sept 26) condemned the raids conducted by the NIA against its members, and asked why the central agency had not yet conducted raids on the RSS and its affiliated organizations for "acts of communal hatred".