The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting raids at the premises of the banned organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) in Delhi, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, among other States.
According to official sources, the raids have been underway at several places in Maharashtra since October 11 early morning.
A team of NIA officials has reached Abdul Wahid Sheikh’s residence at Mumbai’s Vikhroli area. Abdul Wahid Sheikh is the acquitted accused of 7/11 Mumbai train blasts.
The NIA is also conducting raids in multiple areas at Madurai in the PFI case.
#WATCH | Maharashtra: NIA raids underway at the residence of acquitted accused of 7/11 train blasts Wahid Sheikh, in Vikhroli area of Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/DtFS1cEq3q
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In addition to this, the NIA, along with the local police, started conducting raid at Old Delhi’s Ballimaran, which falls under the Hauz Qazi police station area. The NIA reached the area early on October 11 morning.
Earlier in September, the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids in the houses of former PFI workers in four districts of Kerala- Thrissur, Ernakulam, Malappuram and Wayanad.
In August, the NIA had raided the house of several PFI operatives in Malappuram. The raids were conducted at the residences of Thayyil Hamza in Vengara, Kalathiparambil Yahuti in Tirur, Haneefa in Tanur and Rangattur Padikkaparambil Jaffer, who were all part of the banned PFI.
The searches came after the NIA in early August had attached the Green Valley Academy in Manjeri, one of the PFI’s largest and oldest arms and physical training centres.
(with inputs from ANI)
