Several PFI activists arrested in NIA spherical two raids throughout states

By PTI

NEW DELHI: The Assam Police on Tuesday launched one other operation towards the Popular Front of India (PFI) in varied districts of the state.

Police has arrested 25 PFI activists in contemporary crackdown in Assam. Hiren Nath, ADGP (Special Branch) of Assam Police instructed ANI that a number of folks have been detained by police in varied districts. Hitesh Ch. Roy, Superintendent of Police of Kamrup district stated that the Kamrup District Police on Tuesday detained 4 individuals linked with PFI from the Nagarbera space.

Assam | 4 individuals linked with PFI detained from the Nagarbera space at present. Our operation towards PFI is on in lots of elements of the district: Hiren Nath, ADGP (Special Branch) Assam pic.twitter.com/qTUIEz8PSk

— ANI (@ANI) September 27, 2022

“Our operation against PFI is on in many parts of the district,” Hitesh Ch. Roy stated. Earlier, Assam Police arrested 11 leaders of staff of PFI from varied elements of the state and one from Delhi.

Continuing the crackdown on the organisation, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra Police arrested a person on Monday in reference to the nationwide crackdown on PFI. The arrested accused has been recognized as Mohd Abed Ali.

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The UP Police Special Task Form (STF) additionally arrested one individual yesterday. The STF arrested an individual recognized as Abdul Majeed from the Vibhutikhand bus stand from Lucknow underneath the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) when he was attempting to go away town, police stated.

Earlier, the Karnataka unit of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), a political wing of the Popular Front of India, on Monday condemned the raids carried out by the National Investigation Agency towards its members, and requested why the central company had not but carried out raids on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliated organizations for “acts of communal hatred”.

The NIA had arrested over 106 members of the PFI throughout its largest-ever raids unfold throughout 15 states on September 22.

Addressing a press convention right here, State Principal Secretary of SDPI, Bhaskar stated, “We condemn the unconstitutional raids by NIA. Why hasn’t the RSS been raided yet? We say that RSS is a non-registered organisation as well as a terrorist organisation. PFI is a registered organisation”.

Terming the NIA raids as a “ploy” to suppress a “strong voice”, the SDPI chief claimed that the federal government couldn’t show a single case towards the political outfit.

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“This is a ploy to suppress a strong voice. They have tried this for years, but they couldn’t prove a single case against SDPI. However, the communal fascist government is constantly carrying out such attacks to create hatred among the people against SDPI and PFI organizations,” the SDPI chief stated.

“The biggest dangerous organization in this country is RSS and its organizations like Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Sri Ram Sena, etc. They are involved in acts of communal hatred. But they are never attacked by NIA,” the SDPI chief alleged.

The PFI was launched in Kerala in 2006 after merging three Muslim organizations floated after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 – the National Development Front of Kerala, Karnataka Forum for Dignity and Manitha Neethi Pasari of Tamil Nadu. After the demolition of the Babri mosque, many fringe outfits had surfaced in south India and PFI was fashioned after merging a few of them.

Five PFI activists have been arrested from the Kottayam and Kollam districts of Kerala for allegedly participating in violent actions in the course of the state-wide hartal known as by the organisation on September 23 pursuant to nation-wide raids on their places of work and arrests of their leaders.

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Four activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) had been arrested from Kottayam on Monday for breaking the glass of a bakery and damaging a KSRTC bus, police stated. From Kollam, a PFI activist was arrested on Monday for allegedly ramming right into a police motorcycle along with his two-wheeler in his bid to flee the clutches of the police personnel.

The police had been attempting to catch him as he was allegedly intimidating and abusing these current alongside the Kottiyam-Pallimukku stretch of nationwide freeway 66 on September 23, they stated.

In Udupi district, the police have taken 4 folks in custody in reference to varied instances. The raids had been carried out at Hoode, Gangolli and Byndoor within the district. The detained individuals are from Byndoor.

NEW DELHI: The Assam Police on Tuesday launched one other operation towards the Popular Front of India (PFI) in varied districts of the state.

Police has arrested 25 PFI activists in contemporary crackdown in Assam. Hiren Nath, ADGP (Special Branch) of Assam Police instructed ANI that a number of folks have been detained by police in varied districts. Hitesh Ch. Roy, Superintendent of Police of Kamrup district stated that the Kamrup District Police on Tuesday detained 4 individuals linked with PFI from the Nagarbera space.

Assam | 4 individuals linked with PFI detained from the Nagarbera space at present. Our operation towards PFI is on in lots of elements of the district: Hiren Nath, ADGP (Special Branch) Assam pic.twitter.com/qTUIEz8PSk
— ANI (@ANI) September 27, 2022
“Our operation against PFI is on in many parts of the district,” Hitesh Ch. Roy stated. Earlier, Assam Police arrested 11 leaders of staff of PFI from varied elements of the state and one from Delhi.

Continuing the crackdown on the organisation, the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra Police arrested a person on Monday in reference to the nationwide crackdown on PFI. The arrested accused has been recognized as Mohd Abed Ali.

ALSO READ | Nearly 106 arrested in NIA’s ‘largest-ever’ raids in 15 states over terror funding prices

The UP Police Special Task Form (STF) additionally arrested one individual yesterday. The STF arrested an individual recognized as Abdul Majeed from the Vibhutikhand bus stand from Lucknow underneath the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) when he was attempting to go away town, police stated.

Earlier, the Karnataka unit of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), a political wing of the Popular Front of India, on Monday condemned the raids carried out by the National Investigation Agency towards its members, and requested why the central company had not but carried out raids on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliated organizations for “acts of communal hatred”.

The NIA had arrested over 106 members of the PFI throughout its largest-ever raids unfold throughout 15 states on September 22.

Addressing a press convention right here, State Principal Secretary of SDPI, Bhaskar stated, “We condemn the unconstitutional raids by NIA. Why hasn’t the RSS been raided yet? We say that RSS is a non-registered organisation as well as a terrorist organisation. PFI is a registered organisation”.

Terming the NIA raids as a “ploy” to suppress a “strong voice”, the SDPI chief claimed that the federal government couldn’t show a single case towards the political outfit.

ALSO READ | PFI raids: Lawyer affiliation alleges govt of weaponising businesses   

“This is a ploy to suppress a strong voice. They have tried this for years, but they couldn’t prove a single case against SDPI. However, the communal fascist government is constantly carrying out such attacks to create hatred among the people against SDPI and PFI organizations,” the SDPI chief stated.

“The biggest dangerous organization in this country is RSS and its organizations like Bajrang Dal, Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Sri Ram Sena, etc. They are involved in acts of communal hatred. But they are never attacked by NIA,” the SDPI chief alleged.

The PFI was launched in Kerala in 2006 after merging three Muslim organizations floated after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992 – the National Development Front of Kerala, Karnataka Forum for Dignity and Manitha Neethi Pasari of Tamil Nadu. After the demolition of the Babri mosque, many fringe outfits had surfaced in south India and PFI was fashioned after merging a few of them.

Five PFI activists have been arrested from the Kottayam and Kollam districts of Kerala for allegedly participating in violent actions in the course of the state-wide hartal known as by the organisation on September 23 pursuant to nation-wide raids on their places of work and arrests of their leaders.

ALSO READ | PFI on radar: Raids proceed on outlets, companies in Kannur

Four activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) had been arrested from Kottayam on Monday for breaking the glass of a bakery and damaging a KSRTC bus, police stated. From Kollam, a PFI activist was arrested on Monday for allegedly ramming right into a police motorcycle along with his two-wheeler in his bid to flee the clutches of the police personnel.

The police had been attempting to catch him as he was allegedly intimidating and abusing these current alongside the Kottiyam-Pallimukku stretch of nationwide freeway 66 on September 23, they stated.

In Udupi district, the police have taken 4 folks in custody in reference to varied instances. The raids had been carried out at Hoode, Gangolli and Byndoor within the district. The detained individuals are from Byndoor.