Popular Front Of India Assam

A leader of the student wing of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) was today arrested in Bengaluru. Amir Hamja, who was on the run, was arrested on Friday night by a team of Assam Police led by a DSP-rank officer.

On September 27, the second round of nationwide multi agency raids on top leaders and functionaries of the controversial outfit led to 247 arrests. Over a hundred were arrested in the first round.

Five PFI leaders have been arrested from the Kamrup district, 10 from Goalpara, one from Karimganj, one from Udalguri, one from Darrang, three from Dhubri, two from Barpeta, and two from Baksa.

Popular Front of India (PFI) leader Dr Minarul Sheikh, currently in Assam Police's custody, will be key in probing suspected links between the organisation and Al Qaeda-backed terror cells in the state, police sources said.

Assam has filed a case against People's Front of India (PFI) protesters and asked the centre to ban the organisation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

"Assam becoming hotbed of Islamic fundamentalists": Himanta Sarma blames "so-called secular people" and Popular Front of India for "victimhood", "brainwashing"

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the members of Popular Front of India had visited the area a day before last week's violence in Darrang district during an eviction drive. He said some people had collected money there to stave off eviction.

The BJP on Friday alleged that "third party political and apolitical forces" including Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) could be behind instigating protesters to attack Assam Police personnel during an eviction drive in Darrang district.

The Assam government on Friday indicated that it is planning to write to the centre to ban controversial group Popular Front of India ( PFI) if investigations find its role in inciting violence and vandalism the during anti-Citizenship Act protests in the state.

The BJP government in Assam has claimed that last week's violent protests in Guwahati were a conspiracy not by the groups who had originally planned demonstrations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act but a nexus of "urban Naxals".

Assam Police on Wednesday arrested two leaders of the Islamist groups Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with last week's violent anti-citizenship act protests in Guwahati. PFI's state president Animul Haque and the press secretary of the organisation Muzamil Haque were arrested from PFI's Guwahati office at Hatigaon.

A leader of the student wing of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) was today arrested in Bengaluru. Amir Hamja, who was on the run, was arrested on Friday night by a team of Assam Police led by a DSP-rank officer.

On September 27, the second round of nationwide multi agency raids on top leaders and functionaries of the controversial outfit led to 247 arrests. Over a hundred were arrested in the first round.

Five PFI leaders have been arrested from the Kamrup district, 10 from Goalpara, one from Karimganj, one from Udalguri, one from Darrang, three from Dhubri, two from Barpeta, and two from Baksa.

Popular Front of India (PFI) leader Dr Minarul Sheikh, currently in Assam Police's custody, will be key in probing suspected links between the organisation and Al Qaeda-backed terror cells in the state, police sources said.

Assam has filed a case against People's Front of India (PFI) protesters and asked the centre to ban the organisation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

"Assam becoming hotbed of Islamic fundamentalists": Himanta Sarma blames "so-called secular people" and Popular Front of India for "victimhood", "brainwashing"

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the members of Popular Front of India had visited the area a day before last week's violence in Darrang district during an eviction drive. He said some people had collected money there to stave off eviction.

The BJP on Friday alleged that "third party political and apolitical forces" including Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) could be behind instigating protesters to attack Assam Police personnel during an eviction drive in Darrang district.

The Assam government on Friday indicated that it is planning to write to the centre to ban controversial group Popular Front of India ( PFI) if investigations find its role in inciting violence and vandalism the during anti-Citizenship Act protests in the state.

The BJP government in Assam has claimed that last week's violent protests in Guwahati were a conspiracy not by the groups who had originally planned demonstrations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act but a nexus of "urban Naxals".

Assam Police on Wednesday arrested two leaders of the Islamist groups Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with last week's violent anti-citizenship act protests in Guwahati. PFI's state president Animul Haque and the press secretary of the organisation Muzamil Haque were arrested from PFI's Guwahati office at Hatigaon.