ED to question arrested PFI members in Delhi riots case
4 years, 2 months ago

ED to question arrested PFI members in Delhi riots case

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate wants to question the alleged Popular Front of India members, who were arrested from Mathura when they were going to meet the Hathras victim's family, in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe into the riots in northeast Delhi in February this year. The Uttar Pradesh Police had arrested the four men from Mathura on the night of October 5 when they were on their way to Hathras from Delhi. The ED in its submission in Mathura court seeking permission for their questioning said, "Masood Ahmed has been a member of PFI and had received funds in his bank account. Their role in the riots in northeast Delhi in February this year has been suspicious and thus they need to be questioned by the financial probe agency in the Mathias jail, where they have been lodged since their arrest, the ED said in court.

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ED officer assaulted during raid in cybercrime case
1 month, 1 week ago

ED officer assaulted during raid in cybercrime case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: An Enforcement Directorate officer was manhandled while conducting a raid at a house in southwest Delhi’s Bijwasan area in the early hours of Thursday, a senior Delhi Police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police Surendra Chaudhary said they received information regarding manhandling of an ED officer in the Bijwasan area after which the police rushed to the spot. “An …

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests individual who ‘managed’ AAP funds in Goa polls
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests individual who ‘managed’ AAP funds in Goa polls

Hindustan Times  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested one Chanpreet Singh, who allegedly managed Aam Aadmi Party’s funds for Goa assembly elections 2022, procured through bribes in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22, people familiar with the development said on Monday. The ED informed a court on Saturday that it has evidence which “establish a deep relationship and nexus of Chanpreet Singh with all …

Atishi asks ED to reveal action against BJP in money laundering cases
9 months ago

Atishi asks ED to reveal action against BJP in money laundering cases

Deccan Chronicle  

A day after getting a notice from the Election Commission, Delhi minister Atishi on Saturday asked the ED to reveal the action taken against BJP leaders in connection with alleged money laundering cases.Addressing a press conference here, the senior AAP leader lashed out at the Election Commission accusing the poll body of working at the behest of the Bharatiya Janata …

ED files first chargesheet in Delhi Jal Board money-laundering case
9 months, 1 week ago

ED files first chargesheet in Delhi Jal Board money-laundering case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate has filed its first chargesheet in connection with a money-laundering probe linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Jal Board, official sources said on Saturday. Four individuals and a company have been named as the accused in the chargesheet -- former DJB chief engineer Jagdish Kumar Arora, contractor Anil Kumar Agarwal, former NBCC general manager …

Jammu and Kashmir: ED arrests three locals in terror funding case involving Pakistani handlers
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir: ED arrests three locals in terror funding case involving Pakistani handlers

India TV News  

In a significant development, the Enforcement Directorate apprehended three individuals from Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a money laundering case linked to terror financing associated with Pakistani handlers. Their arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into a money laundering scheme where individuals involved in terror financing collaborated with Pakistani handlers, namely Manzoor Ahmad Shah and Altaf Ahmad Bhat. …

Top news of the day: December 23, 2023
1 year ago

Top news of the day: December 23, 2023

The Hindu  

Drone strike hits ship off India: maritime agencies A drone strike damaged a merchant ship off the coast of India on December 23 but caused no casualties, two maritime agencies said, with one reporting the vessel was linked to Israel. Mobile Internet suspended in J&K’s Poonch, Rajouri amid massive anti-terrorist operation Mobile Internet services were suspended in Jammu and Kashmir’s …

PFI received cash worth crores of rupees from Gulf countries through Hawala: ED | DETAILS
1 year ago

PFI received cash worth crores of rupees from Gulf countries through Hawala: ED | DETAILS

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has made a huge revelation regarding the banned organisation Popular Front of India and said that it received cash worth crores of rupees from Gulf countries through Hawala channels, and the money was deposited in the accounts associated with its supporters to convert black money into white, and was later transferred into the account of the PFI. …

NIA files chargesheet against former SIMI member in PFI terror case
1 year, 2 months ago

NIA files chargesheet against former SIMI member in PFI terror case

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday filed a chargesheet before the NIA special court of Patna against a former member of the banned Student Islamic Movement of India in a terror case related to the banned Popular Front of India. The NIA case pertains to unlawful and anti-national activities associated with the PFI by the 26 named accused and suspected …

ED quizzes Chhattisgarh Chief Minister's advisors over money laundering case
1 year, 4 months ago

ED quizzes Chhattisgarh Chief Minister's advisors over money laundering case

Firstpost  

The federal agency recorded the statement of Baghel’s political advisor Vinod Verma and Officer on Special Duty Manish Banchhore under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act The Enforcement Directorate on Monday questioned a political advisor and an OSD of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel as part of a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged illegal betting …

Court Seeks ED's Response on PFI Members' Bail Pleas
1 year, 4 months ago

Court Seeks ED's Response on PFI Members' Bail Pleas

News 18  

A Delhi court has sought response from the Enforcement Directorate on the bail applications of three alleged members of the banned Popular Front of India in a money laundering case related to alleged terror activities. Special Judge Shailender Malik issued notice to the ED on the applications filed by Mohammad Ilias, Mohammad Perwez Ahmed and Abdul Muqeet. The ED had …

NIA carries out raids in five states in PFI conspiracy case; seizes incriminating materials
1 year, 4 months ago

NIA carries out raids in five states in PFI conspiracy case; seizes incriminating materials

India TV News  

NIA raids: The National Investigation Agency on Sunday conducted a series of raids and searches across five states as part of its continued efforts to foil the Popular Front of India conspiracy to disturb the peace by driving a communal wedge among the people to destabilise the country, an official said. As per NIA investigations, PFI has been conspiring to …

NIA arrests one more person from Bihar in PFI conspiracy case
1 year, 5 months ago

NIA arrests one more person from Bihar in PFI conspiracy case

India TV News  

PFI Patna case: The National Investigation Agency has arrested one more accused from Bihar in a case related to a conspiracy by the banned Popular Front of India to disturb peace and drive a communal wedge in the country, an official said on Sunday. According to NIA, the accused, Shahid Reza of the Chakia area of the East Champaran district …

PMLA case: SC seeks ED's reply on TN minister Senthil Balaji's plea against HC order
1 year, 5 months ago

PMLA case: SC seeks ED's reply on TN minister Senthil Balaji's plea against HC order

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought response from the Enforcement Directorate on the pleas of Tamil Nadu Minister V Senthil Balaji and his wife Megala challenging the July 14 order of the Madras High Court upholding his arrest by the probe agency in a money laundering case. Besides upholding the arrest of the minister, the high court had …

ED says under PMLA it has powers to arrest and take custody of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji
1 year, 5 months ago

ED says under PMLA it has powers to arrest and take custody of Tamil Nadu minister Senthil Balaji

Live Mint  

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday submitted in the Madras high court that under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act it has powers to arrest and take custody of Tamil Nadu minister V. Senthil Balaji. Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta made his submission to this effect before Justice C.V. Karthikeyan of the Madras high court. The court was hearing the …

Goawala Compound case: ED submits draft charges against Nawab Malik
1 year, 5 months ago

Goawala Compound case: ED submits draft charges against Nawab Malik

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Enforcement Directorate on Monday submitted draft charges against Nationalist Congress Party leader Nawab Malik and others in the money laundering case registered against them for allegedly usurping a ₹300-crore prime plot in Kurla in connivance with Haseena Parkar, the late sister of fugitive gangster Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar. The money-laundering case in turn was based on an FIR registered …

PFI member deported from Singapore, arrested by Enforcement Directorate
1 year, 7 months ago

PFI member deported from Singapore, arrested by Enforcement Directorate

India Today  

A senior functionary of the banned outfit Popular Front of India, or PFI, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on Thursday. “The Popular Front of India and its associates or affiliates or fronts have been found to be involved in serious offences, including terrorism and its financing, targeted gruesome killings, disregarding the constitutional set up of the country, disturbing public …

ED Arrests 7 After Raids Against Jharkhand IAS Officer, Others in Money Laundering Case
1 year, 8 months ago

ED Arrests 7 After Raids Against Jharkhand IAS Officer, Others in Money Laundering Case

News 18  

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested seven people, including a government official after it conducted raids in Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal in connection with a money laundering investigation linked to an alleged land grab case, official sources said Friday. The raids were launched on Thursday at 22 places in the three states, including at the premises of 2011-batch Jharkhand cadre …

PFI crackdown: National Investigation Agency files chargesheet against 19 people | READ
1 year, 9 months ago

PFI crackdown: National Investigation Agency files chargesheet against 19 people | READ

India TV News  

PFI crackdown: In its fifth chargesheet this month against the Popular Front of India, the NIA filed charges against 19 people, including 12 National Executive Council members of the banned outfit, for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to wage a war for establishing an Islamic Caliphate in the country, an official said. The NIA has also frozen 37 bank …

NIA files fresh chargesheet against 19 members of PFI
1 year, 9 months ago

NIA files fresh chargesheet against 19 members of PFI

India Today  

The National Investigation Agency filed chargesheet against 19 people, including 12 National Executive Council members of the banned outfit Popular Front of India for their alleged involvement in a conspiracy to wage a war for establishing an Islamic Caliphate in the country. READ | NIA raids PFI in Rajasthan on charges of provoking, radicalising youngsters Some other key position holders …

Latest NIA Chargesheet Against PFI Names 12 Key Members; 37 ‘Terror Funding’ Bank Accounts Frozen
1 year, 9 months ago

Latest NIA Chargesheet Against PFI Names 12 Key Members; 37 ‘Terror Funding’ Bank Accounts Frozen

News 18  

The NIA’s fifth chargesheet against the Popular Front of India this month named 12 members of the banned outfit’s national executive council. The central agency has frozen 77 bank accounts, including 37 belonging to the PFI, which were suspected of being “terror funding channels”. The probe has also exposed a trail of PFI’s funding to terror operatives and weapons trainers …

Siemens Project fraud: ED arrests 4 in Andhra Pradesh money laundering case, sent to custodial remand
1 year, 9 months ago

Siemens Project fraud: ED arrests 4 in Andhra Pradesh money laundering case, sent to custodial remand

India TV News  

'Siemens Project' fraud case: In a major crackdown, the Enforcement Directorate arrested four people in connection with its money laundering probe into the alleged diversion of Andhra Pradesh government funds for the implementation of the 'Siemens Project'. Suman Bose, ex-MD of Siemens Industry Software India Pvt Ltd, Vikas Vinayak Khanvelkar, Mukul Chandra Agrawal, ex-Financial Advisor, and authorised signatory of Skillar …

Delhi excise policy case | ED arrests Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi excise policy case | ED arrests Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges

The Hindu  

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday arrested AAP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on money laundering charges in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy, official sources said. It also noted that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to “perceived or …

Delhi excise case: ED questions Manish Sisodia in Tihar Jail
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi excise case: ED questions Manish Sisodia in Tihar Jail

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday reached Tihar Jail and questioned former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia as part of its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy. The ED is also planning to confront two accused, who have been brought to Tihar Jail with their faces covered, with Manish Sisodia. Officials of the ED will reach …

NIA arrests PFI's Mohammad Sohail from Rajasthan, is close aide of Kanhaiya Lal's murderer
1 year, 10 months ago

NIA arrests PFI's Mohammad Sohail from Rajasthan, is close aide of Kanhaiya Lal's murderer

Op India  

In a crackdown on PFI, the National Investigation Agency made its third arrest from Jaipur in Rajasthan. Mohammad Sohail was arrested on Friday for his active involvement in the PFI’s criminal conspiracy, a spokesperson of the federal agency said. Mohammad Sohail is the Udaipur district president of SDPI, the political wing of the Islamist organisation Popular Front of India which …

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests advertising professional amid its ongoing money laundering probe
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi excise policy case: ED arrests advertising professional amid its ongoing money laundering probe

India TV News  

Delhi excise policy case: In the latest development into alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise policy case, the Enforcement Directorate has arrested advertising professional Rajesh Joshi in connection with its money laundering investigation. According to the ED's chargesheet, a portion of the alleged Rs 100 crore in "kickbacks" produced by the scrapped Delhi excise policy, was "used" in the 2022 …

Bihar: 3 suspected PFI members detained by NIA-state police joint team in East Champaran
1 year, 11 months ago

Bihar: 3 suspected PFI members detained by NIA-state police joint team in East Champaran

India TV News  

NIA in Bihar: A joint team of the National Investigation Agency and Bihar Police detained three suspected members of the banned Popular Front of India outfit in the East Champaran district on Saturday, February 4. “Three suspected members of the PFI were picked up by the NIA with the active help of Bihar Police. Chargesheet against PFI members Earlier on …

ED arrests two businessmen for Delhi liquor policy case
2 years, 1 month ago

ED arrests two businessmen for Delhi liquor policy case

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: The ED has arrested two businessmen — Vijay Nair and Abhishek Boinpally — in connection with its ongoing money laundering probe into the Delhi Excise policy that was scraped following corruption allegations, official sources said Monday. Nair, a former CEO of an event management company, has been associated with the Aam Aadmi Party, according to the CBI and …

ED questions Manish Sisodia's PA for money laundering in Delhi excise policy case
2 years, 2 months ago

ED questions Manish Sisodia's PA for money laundering in Delhi excise policy case

Firstpost  

The money laundering case stems from a CBI FIR that named Delhi’s deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia as an accused among others New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate on Saturday questioned Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s personal assistant in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in the now scrapped excise policy, officials said. The money laundering case …

PFI Arrests: 9 Men Approach Delhi High Court Against 'Illegal Custody', Seek Compensation
2 years, 2 months ago

PFI Arrests: 9 Men Approach Delhi High Court Against 'Illegal Custody', Seek Compensation

Live Law  

A total of nine men, who were recently arrested in connection with the ban on Popular Front of India, have moved the Delhi High Court seeking their release and compensation, alleging that they were unlawfully detained by the police.During the course of hearing today before a division bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Amit Sharma, the Delhi Police raised …

PM Narendra Modi attends International Dussehra celebrations in Himachal's Kullu
2 years, 3 months ago

PM Narendra Modi attends International Dussehra celebrations in Himachal's Kullu

India TV News  

Delhi Police has booked two Popular Front of India “members” under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act for their alleged suspicious activities, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police officer said an FIR has been registered against two PFI activists under IPC sections 120 B and 153 A, along with section 10/13 of the Unlawful Activities Act at Khajuri Khas police …

Four PFI Members Arrested Under UAPA by Delhi Police
2 years, 3 months ago

Four PFI Members Arrested Under UAPA by Delhi Police

News 18  

Four persons allegedly linked to the banned Popular Front of India were arrested by Delhi Police under the stringent Unlawful Activities Act, officials said on Tuesday. A senior police officer confirmed that four members of the outlawed outfit have been arrested in a case registered against them under the UAPA at Shaheen Bagh police station of southeast district of Delhi …

Delhi Police arrest four members of banned PFI
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi Police arrest four members of banned PFI

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi Police makes first arrest of PFI members after ban, 4 arrested They got arrested around a week after PFI was banned by government under UAPA A senior Delhi Police official has confirmed the arrest of four members of the PFI PFI ban : The Delhi Police has arrested four members of the Popular Front of India around a …

Over 1,400 cases against PFI leaders, activists
2 years, 3 months ago

Over 1,400 cases against PFI leaders, activists

The Hindu  

More than 1,400 criminal cases had been registered against the leaders and activists of the now-proscribed Popular Front of India and its affiliates across the country over the years, according to investigating agencies. Also, the PFI’s role in the Delhi riots was investigated by the ED,” the official said, adding that the Hijab issue in Karnataka had also been blown …

Delhi excise policy 'scam': After businessman Vijay Nair, ED arrests liquor trader Sameer Mahendru
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi excise policy 'scam': After businessman Vijay Nair, ED arrests liquor trader Sameer Mahendru

Firstpost  

Sources said he was taken into custody under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act after he was put through a night-long questioning session. New Delhi: The ED on Wednesday morning arrested liquor businessman Sameer Mahendru in connection with its money laundering investigation into alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy, official sources said. The ED …

Raids Against PFI: 250 Held in 2nd Round Of Crackdown; Security Upped in Delhi, SDPI Activists Detained in Kerala, Karnataka
2 years, 3 months ago

Raids Against PFI: 250 Held in 2nd Round Of Crackdown; Security Upped in Delhi, SDPI Activists Detained in Kerala, Karnataka

News 18  

ATS Detains 17 People in Gujarat for Questioning Over PFI Links The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad has detained 17 people for their alleged links with the Popular Front of India, the group often accused of being linked to radical Islam, an official said on Tuesday. Mumbai Cops Arrest General Secretary of PFI's Political Wing The Mumbai Police on Tuesday arrested a …

Over 170 PFI activists detained across India
2 years, 3 months ago

Over 170 PFI activists detained across India

The Hindu  

Simultaneous searches were conducted by police teams at multiple locations in seven States and a Union Territory on Tuesday during the second round of crackdown on Popular Front of India leaders and activists. The searches were carried out in Assam, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Delhi and Karnataka based on intelligence inputs and the information gathered during the …

Operation Octopus 2.0: NIA tightens grip on PFI, over 170 detained from 8 states | Top points
2 years, 3 months ago

Operation Octopus 2.0: NIA tightens grip on PFI, over 170 detained from 8 states | Top points

India Today  

Days after the major crackdown on the top functionaries and workers of the radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India, the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday launched the second round of its midnight raids in eight states and Union Territories. The NIA, along with other probe agencies, is carrying out raids on PFI members under Operation Octopus for allegedly supporting …

NIA gets custody of 11 PFI activists till Sept 30 after massive crackdown against radical outfit
2 years, 3 months ago

NIA gets custody of 11 PFI activists till Sept 30 after massive crackdown against radical outfit

India Today  

A Kochi special court granted the National Investigation Agency the custody of 11 Popular Front of India activists till September 30 on Saturday. CRACKDOWN AGAINST POPULAR FRONT OF INDIA In a major crackdown against the Popular Front of India, the National Investigation Agency and the Enforcement Directorate carried out searches at multiple locations on Thursday against PFI at 93 locations …

4 PFI members arrested from Uttar Pradesh, pen drives with IS videos recovered
2 years, 3 months ago

4 PFI members arrested from Uttar Pradesh, pen drives with IS videos recovered

India Today  

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad arrested four members of PFI from Shamli,Ghaziabad and Muzaffarnagar and Meerut on Saturday. The officials also recovered literature pertaining to 'Ghazwa-e-Hindi' and videos related to IS and Kashmiri Mujaheed were found in pen drives recovered from the possession of the arrested accused. Over 106 PFI members were arrested in multiple raids carried out by a …

Top PFI leaders were recruiting Muslim youths in IS: What we know about crackdown on radical outfit
2 years, 3 months ago

Top PFI leaders were recruiting Muslim youths in IS: What we know about crackdown on radical outfit

India Today  

Top leaders of the Popular Front of India were recruiting Indian Muslim youths in terrorist organisation IS with an intention of carrying out terrorist activities in the country, the Home Ministry received intelligence inputs according to documents accessed by India Today. The central government received solid input that top PFI leaders, members, office bearers and cadres, along with others, are …

Additional charge sheet likely against PFI’s Delhi leaders
2 years, 3 months ago

Additional charge sheet likely against PFI’s Delhi leaders

Hindustan Times  

The investigation against three members of Popular Front of India’s Delhi unit in connection with their alleged role during the 2020 Delhi riots case is still on, and a supplementary charge sheet could be filed against them soon, Delhi police officers aware of probe details said. Police say the three men -- Mohammed Danish, Mohammed Ilyas, and Parvez Ahmad -- …

PFI's West Bengal President Arrested by Assam Police from Delhi
2 years, 3 months ago

PFI's West Bengal President Arrested by Assam Police from Delhi

News 18  

The West Bengal president of Popular Front of India has been arrested by Assam Police from Delhi and brought here for production before the court, police said here on Friday. Among the ten PFI members arrested from Assam, four are from Nagarbera in Kamrup district, two from Guwahati and one each from Karimganj, Barpeta, Baksa and Nagaon districts. According to …

PFI's Puppets in Media, Social Media And Intelligentsia Need to Be Busted
2 years, 3 months ago

PFI's Puppets in Media, Social Media And Intelligentsia Need to Be Busted

News 18  

NIA’s Thursday crackdown on the Popular Front of India across 15 states may have thwarted the blooming of the most influential Islamist network after the Muslim Brotherhood. But while the hot aftermath of the arrests play out, the investigators must pay attention to one particular aspect: the penetration of the PFI in media, academia, social media, and intelligentsia. Events like …

PFI to be banned soon? All about NIA, ED charges against radical outfit
2 years, 3 months ago

PFI to be banned soon? All about NIA, ED charges against radical outfit

India Today  

Raids at over 150 locations across 15 states, and 106 arrests of PFI leaders and office bearers, this unprecedented action against the Islamic organisation was carried out on Thursday. India Today has accessed the details of these cases by the ED and NIA based on which the home ministry decided to initiate nationwide action against PFI leaders and members. PMLA …

PFI raided: All you need to know about NIA, ED’s pan-India crackdown
2 years, 3 months ago

PFI raided: All you need to know about NIA, ED’s pan-India crackdown

Firstpost  

106 PFI leaders have been arrested in the nationwide raids carried out by the National Investigation Agency, ED and the local police. The highest number of arrests was made from Kerala New Delhi: A ban on Popular Front of India seems imminent after law-enforcement agencies Thursday conducted searches against it at 93 locations across 15 states over its alleged involvement …

NIA crackdown on PFI: How radical outfit planned to evade agencies
2 years, 3 months ago

NIA crackdown on PFI: How radical outfit planned to evade agencies

India Today  

The National Investigation Agency, the Enforcement Directorate and police authorities raided multiple locations in connection with the PFI's top leadership and office bearers. The searches were conducted across 13 states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, and Assam, in a bid to crackdown on PFI sleeper cells, illicit terror funding and alleged terror modules. As per documents recovered by …

NIA searches PFI offices in ‘largest-ever investigation’, over 100 detained nationwide
2 years, 3 months ago

NIA searches PFI offices in ‘largest-ever investigation’, over 100 detained nationwide

The Hindu  

In a nationwide crackdown, over 100 top leaders and functionaries of the Popular Front of India have been arrested by the National Investigation Agency, Enforcement Directorate and the police in 11 States. Khadir, a member of the PFI Kerala State Executive Council, was also made an accused by the NIA in the 2010 Professor Joseph hand-chopping case, said the ED, …

Islamic State recruitment, 2020 Delhi riots, and more: The long ‘crime record’ of the PFI
2 years, 3 months ago

Islamic State recruitment, 2020 Delhi riots, and more: The long ‘crime record’ of the PFI

Firstpost  

In nationwide anti-terror raids, more than 100 people linked to the Popular Front of India were arrested. The organisation emerged after the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India, and in 2012, the Kerala government told the High Court that the PFI was “nothing but a resurrection” of SIMI. Besides launching an attack on Kadugondana Halli police station, the …

NIA, ED arrest top PFI leaders in Malappuram
2 years, 3 months ago

NIA, ED arrest top PFI leaders in Malappuram

The Hindu  

Five leaders of the Popular Front of India, including its national chairman O.M.A. Apart from Mr. Salam, PFI national general secretary Nasaruddin Elamaram, State president C. P. Mohammed Basheer, State president K. Mohammed Ali, and another functionary K. P. Jamshad were picked up from their houses at different parts of the district. PFI protestors staged a blockade to the National …

Endgame for PFI? Ban May Follow Mega Crackdown as Top Brass Faces UAPA, Terror Funding Charges
2 years, 3 months ago

Endgame for PFI? Ban May Follow Mega Crackdown as Top Brass Faces UAPA, Terror Funding Charges

News 18  

It seems unlikely that the Popular Front of India — which faced its biggest crackdown yet on Thursday morning after pan-India, multi-agency raids led to several of its members being arrested — is likely to catch its breath anytime soon. Over 100 people, including top leaders of PFI, have been arrested across 10 states, including Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, …

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