Hyderabad: During its day-long operation across the two Telugu states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh against the Popular Front of India (PFI), sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) detained four persons from the PFI and seized as much as Rs. 8 lakhs in cash and other “incriminating documents” from suspects.
According to official sources, on July 4 this year, a case was registered at Nizamabad town Police Station in Telangana against PFI members. During investigations by the state police, officials identified four accused namely, Abdul Kader, Sheikh Sahadulla, Mohammed Imran, and Mohammed and Abdul Mobin. They were arrested by Telangana Police. Later, the case was re-registered by the NIA on August 26.
NIA officials claimed that the accused from PFI were organizing camps for imparting training to commit terrorist acts and to promote enmity between different groups on the basis of religion.
On Sunday morning the NIA conducted searches against PFI members at 38 locations in Telangana (23 in Nizamabad, 04 in Hyderabad, 07 in Jagityal, 02 in Nirmal, and 01 each in Adilabad and Karimnagar districts) and at 02 locations in Andhra Pradesh (1 each in Kurnool and Nellore Districts) in the case relating to Abdul Khader of Nizamabad District, Telangana and 26 other persons.
During the searches on PFI places conducted by NIA, incriminating materials, including digital devices, documents, two daggers, and cash Rs.8,31,500./- . have been seized, the agency said. The agency officials informed that further investigation is underway.
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