NIA conducts raids in Darbhanga, Patna in terror funding module of PFI

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday conducted raids in the Patna and Darbhanga districts of Bihar in connection with the terror funding module of the Popular Front of India (PFI). The search operations were conducted in the Phulwari Sharif police station area of Patna and Bahera in Darbhanga. Sources said one suspect has been detained on the basis of evidence obtained in earlier search operations and raids made in Bihar and Tamilnadu. The NIA had earlier conducted simultaneous raids in Patna, Darbhanga, Katihar and Siwan districts in connection with the terror funding module of the banned organisation PFI. 

#WATCH | NIA and Bihar ATS teams jointly carry out raids at Mohammad Riazuddin Kasmi's book stall in front of Imarat-e-Saria in Phulwari Sharif, in Patna district. pic.twitter.com/wvE88I6JUb

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A PFI module was busted in the Phulwari Sharif area of Patna last year which brought to light the activities of PFI a few months before the organisation was banned.Earlier in March, the NIA had said it has arrested altogether 13 persons in connection with the Phulwari Sharif module and charge sheets have been filed against four of them.