Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at three locations in Kozhikode district of Kerala and Kalaburagi district of Karnataka in terror funding case involving PFI.
NIA sources said today that the case pertained to the criminal conspiracy hatched by the office bearers, members and cadres of Popular Front of India (PFI), to raise and collect funds from within India and abroad for committing or getting committed, acts of terror in various parts of India, including in the States of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi etc.
It was also revealed that the accused persons were conducting training camps to indoctrinate and train their cadres to carry out terrorist activities at various locations across the country.
The case was registered suo-motu by NIA on April 13 this year and based on detailed investigations the raids were conducted yesterday, the sources said.
During the searches incriminating materials, including digital devices and various documents have been seized. Further investigations in the case are in progress.