Popular front's Bihar unit chief arrested by NIA in Kishanganj
BHABUA, Sept. 14 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested the Bihar state president of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in the 2022 Phulwarisharif criminal conspiracy case.
Mahboob Alam alias Mahboob Alam Nadvi, a resident of Hasanganj area in Katihar district of Bihar, was nabbed from Kishanganj.
He is the 19th accused to be arrested and charge-sheeted in the case, which was initially registered by the local police against 26 persons, a NIA communique on Saturday night said.
The case RC-31/2022/NIA/DLI involved PFI associates in unlawful and anti-national activities aimed at creating an atmosphere of terror by spreading religious enmity between members of different religions and groups. The case is related to activities prejudicial to peace and harmony, and intended to disrupt public tranquility and cause disaffection against India, justifying the use of criminal force. Members of PFI had indulged in spreading fear among the general public through promotion of PFI ideology seeking to establish rule of Islam in India as envisaged in the outfit's seized vision document titled "India 2047 Towards Rule of Islam in India, Internal Document: Not for circulation", the NIA said.
Accused Mehboob Alam was found to be part of the PFI conspiracy as stated in the said document, seized from Ahmad Palace, Phulwarisharif, Patna on July 11, 2022.
Along with co-accused persons, he was engaged in recruitment, training, meetings and anti-national activities of PFI, as per the NIA investigations.
He had also raised funds and provided the same to co-accused persons and PFI cadres.
Probes in the case registered under IPC and UA(P) Act are continuing, the agency said....
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