After ban on PFI, 4 members arrested under anti-terror law by Delhi Police
India Today
Delhi Police initiated action against the properties owned by PFI in the national capital and registered a case under the UAPA at the Shaheen Bagh police station.
Continuing its crackdown on the banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), the Delhi Police arrested four associates of the organisation on Monday. The arrest relates to a case registered against PFI at Shaheen Bagh Police Station under the UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act).
"Four members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested yesterday. Police registered a case against PFI at Shaheen Bagh police station under the UAPA Act," said the Delhi Police while confirming the arrests.
These arrests made by Delhi Police are the first since the government banned PFI.
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In September last week, the authorities, including the National Investigation Agency (NIA), launched a rampant crackdown on PFI and its members nationwide. The raids and searches were such that officials had nabbed nearly 106 PFI leaders and activists in one day and in the following days, after the approval of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the central government imposed a ban on PFI.
Delhi Police initiated action against the properties owned by the banned outfit in the national capital and registered a case under the UAPA at the Shaheen Bagh police station.
Three offices of the PFI, the ground floor of Jaid Apartment, the ground floor of Hilal house in Abu Fazal Enclave Jamia Nagar and Tehri Manzil Jamia were sealed under section 8 of the UAPA.
