The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at six places in four districts of Tamil Nadu in its ongoing probe against banned terror outfit Popular Front of India (PFI). The searches are underway in Madurai, Chennai, Dindigul and Theni districts, sources said. Multiple teams of the NIA conducted these […]
NIA chargesheets 2 more Popular Front of India cadre in Praveen Nettaru murder case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against two more accused in the case related to the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha member Praveen Nettaru by cadres of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Karnataka last year. Both the accused, including Thufail MH and Mahammad Jabir, have been charged under […]
Popular Front of India Kerala general secy Abdul Sattar handed over to NIA
Senior PFI leader from Kerala Abdul Sattar, who had been allegedly absconding but was arrested soon after the radical outfit was banned in India, has been handed over to the NIA, a senior police official said Thursday. Sattar, the Kerala state general secretary of the Popular Front of India, was […]
Twitter account of Popular Front of India withheld in India
The official Twitter account of Popular Front of India (PFI) has been withheld in India by the social media platform “in response to a legal demand”, a day after the Centre banned the outfit under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for “terror links”. The government had yesterday ordered the […]
All India Bar Association welcomes ban on Popular Front of India
The All India Bar Association(AIBA) on Wednesday welcomed the decision of central government to ban the Popular Front of India (PFI) and declare it to be an “unlawful organization” under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The AIBA in a statement said that the government should totally disband the PFI […]
Centre bans Popular Front of India, its affiliates for “terror links”
The Central government has banned Popular Front of India (PFI), its associates, and affiliates as an unlawful association with immediate effect for a period of five years under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) made the announcement through a notification issued late on Tuesday night, […]