NIA arrests another accused from Rajasthan in PFI case
Hindustan TimesThe National Investigation Agency has arrested an accused from Jaipur in Rajasthan in its crackdown against Popular Front of India cadres allegedly involved in anti-Inida conspiracies, the agency said on Saturday. On 12 January, the NIA carried out raids at nine different locations all across the state in relation to the alleged conspiracy cases The suspect identified as one Mohammad Sohai was arrested on Friday from Jaipur during a search operation, officials said. A month ago, on 12 January, the NIA carried out raids at nine different locations all across the state in relation to the alleged conspiracy cases. According to the MHA, criminal activities and brutal murders were carried out by the PFI cadres for the sole objective of “disturbing public peace and tranquillity and creating a reign of terror in the public mind.” In September last year, several top PFI leaders were arrested in a country-wide raid for alleged terror funding. Notably, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad in a recent charge sheet dated 9 February 2023 had alleged that the proscribed group conspired to work towards making India an “Islamic nation by 2047.”