vayuu1 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) Radical outfit PFI, 8 associated fronts banned for 5 years after nationwide mega raids, arrests Following multiple raids across the country and arrests by the central agencies, a radical outfit, Popular Front of India (PFI), was banned for five years by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday for its alleged links to terror funding. In addition to this, PFI's associate organisations - Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organization (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab Foundation, Kerala - were also banned. The demand to ban the outfit was made by several states. The decision was taken based on the report of the investigating agencies. On September 22 and September 27, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and state police conducted raids on the PFI. In the first round of raids, 106 people belonging to PFI were arrested. Meanwhile, in the second round of raids, 247 people belonging to PFI were arrested/detained. Investigating agencies got enough evidence against the outfit, based on which the decision to ban the outfit was taken. As the central government declared PFI and its associates or fronts as an unlawful association with immediate effect, BJP leader Kapil Mishra stated that "Banning PFI is a decisive step against Islamic Jihad" in a tweet. Reacting to the development, BJP's national spokesperson, Shehzad Poonawalla, stated on Twitter, "Strong & timely action by Central Government, MHA that has banned the #PFI for a period of five years. But we have seen in the past how Congress, SP, RJD, Left, etc have given political patronage to terror in name of votebank." MEGA CRACKDOWN ON PFI On September 22, the NIA and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) carried out searches against the PFI at 93 locations in 15 states -- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, West Bengal, Bihar and Manipur. At least 106 PFI members and their alleged associates were arrested in the first round of raids. The NIA, along with other probe agencies, carried out raids on PFI members under Operation Octopus for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country. On Tuesday, the second round of raids was conducted in Delhi, Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Telangana. The searches were conducted at the houses and offices of top PFI leaders and members in connection with five cases registered by the NIA following continued input and evidence that they were involved in the funding of terrorism and terrorist activities, organising camps to provide arms training and radicalising people to join banned organisations. Edited September 28, 2022 by vayuu1 diga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 This is now a cat & mouse game... PFI will prop up with a new name &, structure. It's leaders should not be spared at least for now. An excellent move to ban 8 more associate organizations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravishingravi Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 There will be more actions in coming days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diga Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 It was an offshoot of SIMI... Sedition should not be tolerated and there should be strictest of punishment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffee_rules Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 It will be challenged in the courts. They make st have some strong evidence this time. They didn’t include SRPI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bharathh Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Why 5 yrs? Why not a lifetime ban? raki05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gattaca Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 36 minutes ago, bharathh said: Why 5 yrs? Why not a lifetime ban? 5 years because PFI chose differently than SIMI. SIMI did terror activities but PFI might be money laundering, Rajasthan killing of the tailor and the kerala teacher hacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomGuy Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 38 minutes ago, bharathh said: Why 5 yrs? Why not a lifetime ban? Atleast this may probably confuse them thinking should we morph into something else (like simi morphed into PFI) or should we wait out the 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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