NIA files chargesheet against former SIMI member in PFI terror case
Hindustan TimesThe 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 persons, who had assembled in the Phulwarisharif area of Patna in July 2022. An NIA spokesperson said that the chargesheet was filed under sections 120b, 121, 121A, 122, 153A and 153B of the Indian Penal Code and sections 10, 13, 17, 18, 20, 38 and 39 of Unlawful Activities Act, 1967 against the key accused Anwar Rashid, a resident of Sant Ravidas Nagar in Uttar Pradesh. It is essential to highlight the involvement of Athar Parvez, another former SIMI member, who was responsible for coordinating PFI activities in various areas, including Phulwarisharif and other parts of Patna.