Kerala-based PFI sponsored anti-CAA protests in UP? - ED makes shocking revelation


Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (MS)

New Delhi, Jan 28: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has informed that there is a financial link between the recent violent anti-CAA protests that took place in the state of Uttar Pradesh and Popular Front of India (PFI) organization based in Kerala state.

ED, which is investigating PFI under the Illegal Money Transfer Act since 2018, has made this revelation. But PFI has denied this allegation and said that this is a baseless allegation by the ED.

The money that is deposited into the account of PFI in the days after the announcement of CAA implementation has given room for suspicion. Official sources have confirmed that an amount of Rs 1.04 crore is deposited in various parts of the country in accounts that have links with PFI in the period between December 4, 2019, to January 4, 2020.

It is also said that the ED has kept an eye on Rs 120 crore that is deposited in 73 bank accounts that are linked to PFI and has also started investigating in this regard, as per reliable information. There is a possibility that this amount is either deposited in cash or through IMPS. Most of the transactions have taken place in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The protests against the CAA turned most violent in this state only. The sources have said that if the pattern of deposit and withdrawal from the accounts that are linked to PFI are noticed there is a possibility that this money was used to instigate violence against CAA.

There is also information about withdrawing money 90 times a day from the same account. The sources clarified that the ED has shared this information with the internal security department of the central home ministry. ED has also noticed that money is deposited from overseas into these accounts.

The Uttar Pradesh police, who suspected PFI hand behind the violent anti-CAA protests that took place in which 20 people lost their lives, have sent a proposal to ban PFI.

Reacting to the allegations, PFI said, "We always abide by the law of the land. The information that Rs 120 crore is transferred from our organization for anti-CAA protest is a completely baseless allegation. Let anyone, who is making this accusation, show the relevant documents for the same. Besides, several other allegations have also been made against our organization in the past. But nothing is proven."

It is also reported in one of the media channels that money is also remitted to a senior leader of Congress Kapil Sibal, senior lawyer Indira Jaisingh and Dushyant Dave. Clarifying the accusation, Kapil Sibal said, "I have not got money from any organization. I take all payments through cheques only. If the money has come into my account through bank transfer, that must be my fee against some case which I have handled. How come a legal service fee becomes illegal?"

  

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