NIA raids 56 places in Kerala linked to PFI

29 Dec 2022

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has again taken action against the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) on Thursday and at 56 locations in Kerala, NIA conducted searches. The raids were conducted in the districts of Thiruvananthapuram (3), Kollam (3), Pathanamthitta (3), Kottayam (2), Alappuzha (3), Ernakulam (13), Thrissur...

Officer probing RSS worker’s murder receives death threat, says ‘Keep a coffin ready’

08 Nov 2022

In the alleged murder case of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Sreenivasan, the investigating officer is receiving threat calls. Meanwhile, the investigating officer filed the complaint and said, he has been receiving calls where the caller told him that before leaving Palakkad he will face the consequences. “He asked...

Maharashtra ATS arrests the secretary of the PFI unit and other activists from the Raigad district

20 Oct 2022

The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested four members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in Panvel, Raigad district. According to an official, those arrested included a local unit secretary and two other members of the outfit's state expansion committee. The ATS also had specific information about a meeting...

Kerala high court directs PFI to pay 5.2 crore for damages

29 Sep 2022

The high court of Kerala has directed the Popular Front of India (PFI) to pay 5.2 crore for the damages that have been caused during the bandh it called against the raids by the national authorities last week. Lower courts were instructed by a division bench of Justices A K...

Centre orders the blocking of PFI websites, social media accounts, and affiliates

28 Sep 2022

People familiar with the development said that hours after the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its eight affiliate or frontal organisations were banned under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Centre issued a "takedown" order to block these organisations' websites and social media accounts so that they could...

Amit Shah takes the plunge and bans PFI and its affiliates for five years

28 Sep 2022

Although the ban on the Islamist Popular Front of India has been debated within the national security establishment since the 2010 handcuffing case of Kerala college lecturer T J Joseph, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah bit the bullet this morning and banned the organisation and its...

As raids continue, over 50 PFI members arrested in Karnataka

27 Sep 2022

Law enforcement agencies conducted raids in various areas of Karnataka against members of the Popular Front of India (PFI), during which several of the group's leaders were taken into custody. Around 50 people are reportedly in jail as a result of raids that were conducted in Shivamogga, Chitradurga, Mangaluru, Hassan,...

Massive crackdown on PFI continues, with action against members: ten points

27 Sep 2022

A massive crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI) continues, with raids reported in several states. According to reports, raids were carried out in Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Telangana, in addition to Karnataka, where over 70 members are said to have been held. Here is...

Barelvi Muslims call for a ban on Popular Front of India (PFI)

24 Sep 2022

The Barelvi Ulema has demanded that the Popular Front of India (PFI) be banned for its alleged terror-related activities, which have resulted in nationwide raids by the NIA, ED, and state police on premises linked to its leaders. The president of the All India Muslim Jamaat, Maulana Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi,...

Amit Shah chairs meeting with top officials after raids on PFI

22 Sep 2022

Following raids on the PFI-SDPI leadership and establishment by the NIA, ED, and police from 13 states, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is meeting with the relevant enforcement and security chiefs to review the evidence gathered and decide on the next course of action. Ajit Doval, the national security advisor,...