In Phulwari Sharif PFI case, NIA arrested the 18th accused who returned from Dubai from Delhi airport.

PFI Phulwari Sharif Case: NIA on Saturday (January 4, 2025) arrested Mohammad Sajjad Alam, a most important accused in Patna’s Phulwari Sharif PFI case, from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Airport. The accused had returned to India from Dubai.

The NIA particular court docket of Patna had issued an arrest warrant in opposition to Mohammad Sajjad Alam, a resident of East Champaran district of Bihar. Besides, a lookout round was additionally issued in opposition to him.

‘Sajjad used to ship unlawful funds from Dubai to Bihar’

According to NIA investigation, Sajjad Alam is a educated member of the banned group Popular Front of India (PFI). He was concerned in illegally transferring funds from Dubai to PFI members in Bihar. These funds had been despatched by means of a syndicate current in UAE, Karnataka and Kerala and had been used to advertise the prison actions of PFI.

‘There was a conspiracy to create an environment of terror’

This case was first registered by Phulwari Sharif Police in July 2022. PFI members are accused of conspiring to create an environment of terror in the nation and unfold hatred between completely different religions. His actions had been associated to efforts to disturb peace and concord and unfold discontent in opposition to India. According to NIA, PFI was attempting to determine Islamic rule in India on the foundation of its doc named “India 2047 Towards Rule of Islam in India”.

NIA’s 18th arrest on this case

After taking on the investigation of this case, NIA has to this point arrested 17 accused and filed a cost sheet. The arrest of Mohammad Sajjad Alam is the 18th on this case.

What was the matter?

In the yr 2022, NIA had busted a giant conspiracy of PFI by conducting a raid in Phulwari Sharif, Bihar and uncovered this matter. After this, NIA had carried out search operations in opposition to the banned group PFI and other people related to it in Karnataka, Bihar and different locations together with Kerala.

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