PFI encouraged youth to join LeT, ISIS, Al-Qaeda: NIA

Popular Front of India PFI its office bearers members and affiliates in Kerala encouraged vulnerable youths to join terrorist organisations including LashkareTaiba LeT Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISIS or Daesh and AlQaida and also conspired to establish Islamic rule in India by committing a terrorist act reveals NIA remand copy submitted before a special court in KeralaThe Central agency also accused the PFIs members and cadres operating from Kerala to conspire to indulge in unlawful activities by creating enmity between members of different religions and groups prejudicial to maintenance of harmony with the intention to disrupt public tranquillity and cause disaffection against IndiaThe revelations came in an application for judicial remand of the accused Karamana Ashraf Moulavi national in charge of PFIs Education Wing and others The case is being investigated by the NIAs Kochi branchAlso read Multinodal agency raid Maharashtra ATS arrests 20 PFI activistsThe brief facts of the case is that the Popular Front of India PFI its office bearers members and affiliates in Kerala have conspired to indulge in Unlawful Activities by creating enmity between members of different religions and groups prejudicial to maintenance of harmony with an intention to disrupt public tranquillity and cause disaffection against India propagating alternative justice delivery system justifying the use of criminal force causing alarm and fear amongst the general public encourages vulnerable youths to join terrorist organisation including LashkareTaiba LeT Islamic State of Iraq and Syria ISISDaesh and AlQaida and also conspired to establish Islamic rule in India by committing a terrorist act as a part of violent jihad reads the remand copyAs per NIA the PFI also spreads disaffection against India by wrongful interpretation of government policies to the particular section of people to create hatred against the state and its machineriesConsidering the nature and gravity of the offence the NIA later mentioned the Ministry of Home Affairs Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization CTCR division issued an order dated September 16 directing the agency to investigate the matterAccordingly the NIA registered the case at its Kochi branch on September 19 under sections 120B and 153A of IPC Section 13 18 18B 38 and 39 of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act against PFI and 13 others namely Karamana Ashraf Moulavi Abdul Sathar State General Secretary PFI Kerala Sadiq Ahmed District Secretary PFI Pathanamthitta Shihas Zonal Secretary PFI Ansari P Joint Convener PFI Nadakkal Division M M Mujeeb Divisional Convener PFl Nadackal Erattupetta Division Najumudeen Divisional Convener PFI Mundakkayam Sainuddeen T S District Secretary PFI Kottayam P K Usman alias Pallikkaranjalil Kunjippu Usman alias Usman Perumpilavu Member NGA PFI Yahiya Koya Thangal State Executive Council member PFI Kerala C A Rauf State Secretary Media and PR wings PFI Kerala K Muhammedali alias Kunhappo National incharge Expansion wing PFI and CT Sulaiman District President PFI Kasaragod