New Delhi: The second round of raids on the Popular Front of India (PFI) leadership and functionaries started on Tuesday in several states including Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Assam, Delhi, Maharashtra, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh. The raids are being conducted by the Central agencies and the State Police forces, official sources said.
Four persons linked with the PFI have been detained from Assam on Tuesday. " Four persons linked with PFI were detained from the Nagarbera area today. Our operation against PFI is on in many parts of the district," said Hiren Nath, ADGP (Special Branch).
According to sources said that joint raids by a Central agency and Delhi Police are underway at places related to PFI in different parts of the national capital including Nizamuddin, Shaheen Bagh areas adding that more than four persons have been detained.
As for Uttar Pradesh, the State ATS and STF in a joint operation took more than a dozen PFI leaders into custody in raids across the state, police sources said. Two persons connected with the PFI were arrested by Nashik Police during the day. "Raids are going on in Malegaon town," said Nashik Police.
Earlier in the day, Karnataka Police detained over 40 PFI workers during raids in several districts across the state. Police sources said that the concerned PFI workers were illegally raising funds from abroad for providing support to unlawful activities.
According to police sources, the raids are being conducted under the supervision of ADGP Law and Order ADGP Alok Kumar. They also said that the raids in the districts are being led by concerned SPs adding that further details of the operation can only be known after the raids are complete. (with Agency inputs)
