[ad_1] New Delhi : In December 2020, the Enforcement Directorate had arrested KA Rauf Sherif, general secretary of Campus Front of India (CFI). This was the beginning of a multi-agency investigation against the Popular Front of India (PFI) to trace its entire network and source of finance. The dossier prepared by ED after four years of investigation revealed that PFI has hundreds of listed members. Along with this, it has offices in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur.13 thousand members in Gulf countriesAccording to the ED dossier, this organization was banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in 2022. At that time, the attempt to assassinate PM Modi had failed in July. The organization has at least 13,000 members in Singapore and five Gulf countries. PFIs from these countries are raised in cash from 'unknown donors'. Also it is sent to India through Hawala. After this, cash was deposited in 29 bank accounts of trusts and affiliated institutions.Islamic movement... Preparations to instigate civil war through Jihad, ED reveals PFI's conspiracyArrest of these prominent peopleIn the last few years, agencies have arrested 26 of its top officials. Assets and bank accounts have been seized in India and abroad. A terrorist camp was also detected in Kerala. The dossier states that the organization was behind the Delhi riots, unrest in Hathras and the attack on PM Modi's life during his/her rally in Patna in July 2022. Those arrested since 2020 include Rauf Sherif, national general secretary of CFI; Qatar-based PFI member Shafiq Payeth; Delhi PFI Chairman Parvez Ahmed and Sahul Hameed, who does hawala business for PFI from Singapore, are the leaders.Conspiracy of Islamic movement through JihadThe ED said that the real objectives of PFI include running an Islamic movement in India through Jihad, although PFI presents itself as a social movement. Evidence shows that the methods of protest adopted by them are violent in nature. The agency said an arms training camp was found in Narath in Kerala's Kannur district. There, the PFI was imparting training in the use of explosives and weapons under the guise of physical education classes.Disclosure of recovery of more than Rs 94 croreSo far, the money trail has revealed recovery of over Rs 94 crore by PFI and its associates. ED has seized 35 properties worth Rs 57 crore, terming them as 'proceeds of crime'. This organization has been found active in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. The organization receives most of its funds from these countries. The agency said PFI has formed well-defined district executive committees for Muslim expatriates living in the Gulf countries. It is raising funds in India and abroad. This money is being used for terrorist activities in the country. [ad_2]
