- The National Investigation Agency took over the investigation into seized mobile phones under the direction of the Election Commission of India.
- NIA conducted massive raids in Malda district after ECI handed over the investigation, which the Supreme Court later directed NIA to wind up.
- NIA conducted raids and made sweeping arrests of activists associated with the Popular Front of India.
- The NIA is investigating the Popular Front of India (PFI) for alleged anti-national activities, leading to the Centre banning the group under UAPA provisions.
PFI members are accused of plotting the murder of a leader, which the NIA is currently investigating.
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Updated Sep 7
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What happened
PFI members are accused of plotting the murder of a leader, which the NIA is currently investigating.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
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Popular Front of India
Organisations designated as terrorist by India
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National Investigation Agency
Federal Investigation Agency in India
Related events
- Supreme Court upholds police powers in cognizable crime probes during investigation into PFI members.
- The NIA has detailed the conspiracy in a chargesheet related to the investigation involving Jasir Bilal Wani.
- The Central government has directed the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to take over a murder investigation that occurred in Palakkad, involving Abdul Kader.
- A case involving Aziz is currently under review by the high court, stemming from an investigation by the NIA into a terror conspiracy against India in the Jammu and Kashmir territory.
- NIA investigates a terror conspiracy involving Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba and operations in Kashmir.