Network of 13 thousand people in Gulf countries, funding through Hawala… ED's big disclosure regarding PFI

-In the dossier prepared by ED after four years of investigation, many members of PFI have been revealed.

New Delhi. ED attaches properties of PFI: A multi-agency investigation has been launched against the Popular Front of India (PFI) to probe its network and sources of finance. Many members of PFI have been exposed in the dossier prepared by ED after four years of investigation. Additionally, it has offices in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur.

According to the ED dossier, the organization was banned in India in 2022 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Meanwhile the organization has at least 13,000 members in Singapore and five Gulf countries. PFI in these countries is funded in cash by 'anonymous donors'. Also it is sent to India through Hawala. After this the cash was deposited in 29 bank accounts of the Trust and its associates.

These prominent people arrested!

In the last few years, the agency has arrested 26 top officials of the PFI organization (ED attaches properties of PFI). Assets and bank accounts have been seized in India and abroad. A terrorist hideout was also found in Kerala. The dossier mentions that the organization was behind the Delhi riots, Hathras unrest and the attack during Prime Minister Modi's rally in Patna in July 2022. Those arrested since 2020 include Campus Front of India (CFI) national general secretary Rauf Sherif, PFI member Shafiq Peth from Qatar, Delhi PFI president Parvez Ahmed and Sahul Hameed, a hawala businessman for PFI from Singapore.

Conspiracy of Islamic movement through Jihad

ED said that the real objective of PFI (ED attaches properties of PFI) was to run Islamic movement in India through Jihad. Meanwhile PFI presents itself as a social movement. Evidence shows that the methods of protest adopted by PFI are violent in nature. ED said an arms training camp was found in Narath in Kannur district of Kerala. There PFI was giving training in explosives and weapon handling under the guise of physical education classes.

Disclosure of recovery of more than Rs 94 crore

So 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, which have been described as 'proceeds of crime'. This organization has been found active in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. PFI gets most of its funding from these countries. ED said that PFI has formed District Executive Committees for Muslim immigrants living in Gulf countries. It is raising funds in India and abroad. This money is being used for terrorist activities in the country.