PFI organised training camp to create disturbance during PM\'s Patna visit: Agencies

NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough linked to the largest-ever action against the Popular Front of India, the Central investigating agencies have found inputs against the outfit for "organizing a training camp with an intent to cause disturbance during Prime Minster Narendra Modi's visit in Bihar's capital Patna on July 12 this year". The remand copies also mentioned the visit of PFI and CFI members to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh with an intent to "disturb communal harmony, inciting communal riots and spreading terror, plan to form a terrorist gang - a collection of deadly weapons and explosive devices to simultaneously launch attacks on important and sensitive places and individuals in UP with an intent to undermine the unity, integrity and sovereignty of the nation and to disturb communal harmony". The remand copies further revealed that the PFI was also "organizing training camp with an intent to cause disturbance during Hon'ble Prime Minister's Patna visit on July 12, 2022". The ED informed the court that it has been conducting an investigation against PFI and its related individuals and entities under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 under the Enforcement Case Information Report dated May 2, 2018, on the basis of various cases registered by the National Investigation Agency and other Law Enforcement Agencies invoking Scheduled offences under Sections 120B, 121, 121A of Indian Penal Code, Sections 3, 4 and 5 of the Explosive Substance Act, Sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and Sections 13, 16, 17, 18 and 18 of the Unlawful Activities Act. These cases of the predicate agencies pertain to unlawful activities carried out by PFI and its related individuals and organizations to indulge in criminal conspiracy with an intent to disturb communal harmony, spread terror, incite communal riots, impart training to their cadre to use explosives and weapons, form a terrorist gang and collect deadly weapons and explosive devices to simultaneously launch attacks on many important persons and sensitive locations.