NIA Recovers PFI's Hit Lists With Over 950 Names From Kerala

Lists recovered while probing banned outfit Popular Front of India's anti-national activities

- TOBY ANTONY @Kochi

NATIONAL Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing the anti-national activities of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) has recovered multiple hit lists containing names of over 950 persons in Kerala from the accused persons. This was submitted by the national agency in the NIA Court while considering the bail petitions of Palakkad natives Muhammad Bilal, Riyasudheen, Ansar K P and Saheer K V recently.

It was in May 2022 that the NIA registered a case against PFI following the direction of the Central government claiming that the group was engaged in anti-national activities. Later, NIA took over a probe into the murder of RSS leader Sreenivasan, of Palakkad, in December 2022. The murder case was later merged with the PFI case. According to NIA, the 'Reporter Wing' of PFI did a recce of leaders of other communities who are a threat to PFI. Later, its Service Wing/hit teams work to eliminate adversaries. It also has a Physical and Arms Training Wing that trains its cadres.