National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided various places of banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) in three cities of Rajasthan – Kota, Gangapur and Tonk in Rajasthan. The team has detained few suspicious people and recovered some mobiles and laptops. The raid is in connection with the Phulwari Sharif case.
In Tonk the team raided a house in Bada Kuan area and interrogated a suspicious person and his family. However no arrest has been made so far. The team returned after intense interrogation of the family and the person.
According to sources, NIA team has got a tip off about a person linked with banned outfit PFI. The team then raided the house of a 45-year old person and gathered information regarding funding of PFI.
A team of NIA also raided house of a suspect in Kausar colony in Baran and carried interrogation of the suspect. The team is said to have recovered important documents, mobiles and laptop from the suspect.
Raid linked to Phulwari Sharif case
This case was initially registered on July 12, 2022 at police station Phulwari Sharif, district Patna, Bihar and re-registered by the NIA on July 22, 2022. The NIA filed a charge sheet against four accused on January 7, 2023.
“Investigations have revealed that Anwar is a former member of the banned terrorist organisation SIMI and is currently associated with several PFI members of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, including one Athar Parvez who was named in the FIR and arrested on July 12 last year,” the NIA had stated.
The NIA had said that Anwar was instrumental in preparing a secret group of former SIMI members to work for the PFI, according to the NIA investigation. The prime agenda, under the banner of PFI, was to establish Islamic Rule in India as envisioned in the outfit's ‘India 2047 Document'.
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