NIA raids multiple locations in Telangana & AP in case linked to PFI

The National Investigation Agency, NIA on Sunday carried out searches at 40 places in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh in connection with a case against the Popular Front of India (PFI) for allegedly running training camps to commit terror acts and promote enmity between groups on the basis of religion. A statement issued by the investigation agency said, searches were carried out at 38 locations in Telangana and two in Andhra Pradesh, and incriminating materials, including digital devices, documents, two daggers, and over eight lakh rupees were seized. It said, four people have been detained have been detained for questioning. The case was initially registered on the 4th of July at the Nizamabad police station in Telangana and during investigations by the State police, four accused, Abdul Kader, Sheikh Sahadulla, Mohd Imran, and Mohd Abdul Mobin were arrested. Later, the case was re-registered by the NIA on the 26th of last month to carry forward the probe.The official said incriminating materials, including digital devices, documents, two daggers and over Rs 8.31 lakh, were seized during the operation.

Among the 38 locations raided in Telangana, the official said, the highest number of 23 places were subjected to searches at Nizamabad, followed by seven in Jagityal, four in Hyderabad, two in Nirmal and one each in Adilabad and Karimnagar districts. The accused were organising camps to impart training to commit terror acts and promote enmity between different groups on the basis of religion, said the agency. The case was earlier registered by Nizamabad Police Station in Telangana under various sections of the Indian Penal Code and section 13(1)(b) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Abdul Khader and 26 persons and others relating to some anti-national activities in a house located at Auto Nagar near Osmania Masjid, Nizamabad.