During an interrogation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), a Popular Front of India (PFI) member from Kerala revealed how the radical outfit had planned to cause disturbances during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bihar visit on July 12.
The arrested PFI member Shafeeque Payeth revealed that the outfit organised a training camp on how to spoil the rally, and preparations were made to hold protests with banners and posters.
The ED also found that about Rs 120 crore was collected by the outfit over the years, mostly in cash, to fund terror activities in the country. The amount was collected from across the states and also from abroad.
The PFI is facing a possible ban after law-enforcement agencies conducted searches at 93 locations across 15 states in the country on Thursday. The ED, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), and the state police forces across India conducted raids at several locations of PFI for its alleged involvement in terror activities.
The multi-agency operation led to the arrest of 106 activists of the Popular Front of India.
The searches were conducted at the houses and offices of the top PFI leaders and members in connection with five cases registered by the NIA over the radical outfit’s alleged involvement with terror-related activists. PFI has been accused of being involved in funding terrorism and terrorist activities, organising training camps for providing armed training, and radicalising people to join banned organisations.