New Delhi:
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday carried out searches at six locations in 4 districts of Tamil Nadu in its ongoing probe in opposition to banned terror outfit Popular Front of India (PFI).
The searches are underway in Madurai, Chennai, Dindigul and Theni districts, sources mentioned.
Multiple groups of the NIA carried out these searches on the residential and different premises of the suspects within the case in shut coordination with Tamil Nadu Police. The NIA registered the case on September 19 final 12 months.
Last 12 months, the NIA additionally carried out searches on the premises of arrested accused individuals in numerous areas throughout Tamil Nadu and plenty of incriminating paperwork and articles, and digital units had been seized.
The recent raids had been carried out virtually 5 months after the NIA arrested the tenth accused in reference to the case.
On December 14 final 12 months, the NIA arrested one Umar Sheriff R alias Umar Juice, 43, a resident of Sungam Pallivasal Street, Nelpettai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, for conspiring and indulging in illegal actions, akin to creating enmity amongst completely different teams on grounds of faith and finishing up actions prejudicial to communal concord with the intention to disrupt public peace and tranquillity and trigger disaffection in opposition to India.
NIA investigations revealed that Umar Sheriff had organised a number of bodily coaching programs, courses and demonstrations with lethal weapons to the cadres of PFI in Madurai to realize the target of the outfit. The cadres so skilled had been for use to assault targets chosen by leaders of PFI on the district and state ranges.
Based on the disclosures of Umar Sheriff, the NIA had earlier mentioned, Umar Juice, Swords, Spears, Kattari, curled blades (Surul), metallic Chains, Shields, Nunchakus and knives had been recovered from his home.
A complete of 10 accused individuals have been arrested on this case to this point.
Notably, the PFI and its many associates had been declared ‘illegal affiliation’ by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in September final 12 months after its involvement in violent actions got here to mild throughout investigations carried out by varied state police models and nationwide businesses.
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