Bomb Manuals, 'Mission 2047' Document Found In Popular Front Raids: Probe Agencies
NDTV
PFI wing Social Democratic Party of India said ban by BJP government "direct blow on democracy and rights of people enshrined in IndianConstitution"
Investigating agencies have claimed that bomb-making manuals were among "incriminating materials" seized from members of the Popular Front of India, which was banned today citing "terror links".
The three-decade-old Islamic organisation, which said it made people aware of their rights, faced raids by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) across India over the past two weeks, resulting in over 300 arrests.
This morning, the Union Home Ministry notified a ban on the PFI and all affiliates.
Soon after, the agencies shared details of alleged proofs of terror activities, including instruction booklets on how to make an "IED", or improvised explosive device, "using easily available materials". "One such document was recovered from Mohammed Nadeem, PFI leader from Barabanki in Uttar Pradesh," agency officials claimed.
