NIA arrests two advocates, three others in Tamil Nadu PFI case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested five people and carried out searches at six locations in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday in connection with a case related to unlawful activities of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), an official said. The raids were conducted in Chennai, Madurai, Dindigul and Theni districts.

With the latest arrests, the total number of people arrested in the criminal conspiracy case registered last year in the state is 15, an NIA spokesperson said.

The official identified the accused arrested on Tuesday as Abdul Razzak (47) of Chennai, advocate Mohamed Yusuf (35) and advocate M Mohamed Abbas (45) of Madurai, Kyzer A (45) of Dindigul and Sathik Ali (39) of Theni.


The searches were carried out on the properties of the accused, mostly houses and farmhouses. The NIA recovered incriminating material, sharp-edged weapons, digital devices and documents, the spokesperson said.

"Investigations had revealed that the accused had conspired and planned to eliminate their 'perceived enemies' who were not aligned to the PFI ideology and were opposed to its plans to establish an Islamic state in India by 2047," the NIA said.