NIA, ED, state police probing hundreds of cases against PFI

New Delhi, Jan 20 : The premier investigation agency, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is currently probing various cases against the Popular Front of India (PFI).
So far, NIA has charge sheeted more than 100 PFI activists on terror as well as criminal charges over various offences, including linkage with ISIS, Professor’s hand chopping case, Narath arms training case among others.
Apart from NIA, Enforcement Directorate (ED) is also probing the PFI in multiple cases including its role in the anti-CAA stir and the North East Delhi riots and a foreign funding case in 2018.
ED is also probing alleged links between the PFI and Bhim Army and their role in funding Dalit unrest in North India.
Recently, ED conducted nationwide rids on premises linked to the radical outfit, PFI in connection with multiple cases of money laundering. The searches covered 26 locations across nine states, including premises associated with PFI Chairman O. M. Abdul Salam and National Secretary Nasarudheen Elamaram.
In addition, the state police of different states, including Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala are currently probing hundreds of cases against PFI and its sister organisations. Charge sheets are yet to be filed in many of those cases.