PFI

The NIA probe found that a spokesperson of Hindu Munnani was killed by the members of the PFI to create terror among a particular section of people.

Days after two rounds of a nationwide crackdown, the central government declared the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its associates or affiliates or fronts as unlawful associations with immediate effect for a period of five years.

In some serious allegations against the PFI, the NIA said that the organisation forced youngsters to join proscribed terror organisations like Al-Qaeda, Lashkar-e-Taiba, ISS and others.

In a nationwide predawn crackdown on the PFI, the NIA, along with the ED and state police, arrested a total of 106 people associated with the organisation.

Among the three persons who were arrested from the national capital in a pan-India operation against the Popular Front of India (PFI), one is PFI Delhi head Parvez Ahmed. He was arrested from his house in Abul Fazal Enclave in Shaheen Bagh in the wee hours of Thursday. Parvez’s wife Nazma said that the agency […]

Hours after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) along with the local police conducted raids in 10 states and nabbed over 100 members of the Popular Front of India (PFI), the leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) welcomed the operation. They said the raids, carried out since Thursday morning, will break […]

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) searched offices of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and residences of its key members in Purnia, Araria, and Aurangabad in Bihar as part of a nationwide crackdown on the radical Islamist outfit on Thursday morning. NIA conducted a search and seizure operation at the regional office of PFI in […]

In one of the biggest crackdowns on the Popular Front of India (PFI), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sleuths swung into action across states and carried out searches at various locations. In all,106 people were arrested following the raids. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting in Delhi […]

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PATNA: Days after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) registered a case in the suspected terrorist module of PFI in Patna’s Phulwari Sharief, the anti-terror probe agency on Thursday carried out searches at several locations in Bihar. A senior NIA official related to the probe told The New Indian, “Multiple teams of NIA are carrying out […]