Delhi: The custody period of Popular Front leaders arrested in the case registered by the NIA in Delhi will end today. The accused will be produced before the Delhi NIA Court. The NIA will point out to the court that the Home Ministry banned the Popular Front after finding terrorist activities. The NIA will ask the court to keep the accused in custody for further questioning as the investigation in the current case is ongoing. At the same time, the lawyer appearing for the popular accused will ask for the remand report and FIR copy of the case. Considering the serious nature of the case, the court did not provide the documents to the accused.
The NIA will ask the court for further custody for detailed interrogation. The National Investigation Agency has arrested nineteen people, including eight from Kerala, in the case registered in Delhi. SDPI had decided to hold a protest in Delhi today against the arrest of PFI leaders. They cancelled it after the police denied permission. Delhi Police stopped the SDPI protest, citing law and order problems. Jandarmandar was the location for the protest to happen.
Another PFI leader was earlier arrested with an IS pamphlet. PFI leader arrested with IS pamphlets and electronic devices in Uttar Pradesh. Abdul Majeed, who tried to escape after the arrest of PFI leaders the previous day, got arrested in Lucknow. He was arrested on the basis of a tip-off. Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate revealed to the court that PFI had sent crores from the Gulf to Kerala through hawala. Reportedly, the hawala money came into India by using the Dharbar Hotel in Abu Dhabi as a hub. The ED also alleged that Abdul Razak BP, whom they arrested, was at the helm of the hawala transactions in the hotel. According to the investigating agency, his other company, Tamar India, was also used for Hawala transactions.
