NIA: PFI made hit list of 950; ex-dist judge & activists in it
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Kochi: The
National Investigation Agency
(NIA) probing the larger conspiracy involving the banned outfit
Popular Front of India
(PFI) claimed to have unearthed extensive "hit lists" according to the case documents submitted before the NIA Special Court in Ernakulam.
The documents were submitted as evidence opposing the bail pleas filed by accused Muhammed Bilal, Riyasudheen, Ansar K P, and Saheer K V, who allegedly are local PFI leaders.
The central agency said PFI's secret 'Reporters Wing' prepared a list of more than 950, which includes a former district judge, activists and political workers. The NIA reiterated its allegation that these documents were part of PFI's 'India 2047' plan, which allegedly aimed to establish Islamic rule in India.
The agency claims the documents and related evidence also link the planning and execution of RSS leader K S Sreenivasan's murder at Melamuri Junction in Palakkad on April 16, 2022 as part of a broader conspiracy to terrorise the public and eliminate individuals who opposed the organisation's ideology.
According to case documents submitted, investigators seized documents allegedly prepared by the Reporters Wing containing personal details, which include names, photographs, ages, addresses and daily routines of targets.
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NIA claims these lists were found during raids across multiple locations. Around 240 names were recovered from the possession of accused Sirajudheen, a Reporters Wing member. A separate list of 197 individuals was found in a pen drive seized from approver Muhammed Sadik.
Additional hit lists with details of over 500 persons were found in the house of absconding accused Ayoob T A.
A list containing names of five individuals, including a former district judge of Kerala, was discovered during a raid at PFI's training facility in Aluva, known as Periyar Valley. The NIA also stated that the Periyar Valley campus is an arms training centre of PFI, which was attached by NIA in 2022. According to the agency's submission in the court, the office-bearers, leaders and members besides their affiliates, conspired over the last few years inside and outside Kerala, with their agenda to overthrow democracy in India and implement Islamic rule in the country by 2047, for which they prepared structured stages of progression.
Although the accused dismissed the allegations, bail pleas filed by the accused were rejected by the court, citing sufficient prima facie evidence under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
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