PFI had branches abroad with different names: Sources


New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS): Banned Popular Front of India had its branches in other countries and each had a different name, sources have revealed.

The PFI was active in Kuwait under the name of 'Kuwait India Social Forum (KISF)'. Sources in the National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed that the KISF used to collect yearly membership fees from its members to support the activities of PFI in India.

The agencies have learnt that the Emirates Indian Fraternity Forum (EIFF) and Indian Cultural Society, which are based in Dubai, were PFI branches.

The PFI's members used to send money into NRI accounts based in India. Later, they would transfer the amounts to the accounts of the PFI members, who would make the withdrawals.

The transactions were being done in violation of FERA as per the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

The PFI members also used to go to the UAE to meet their associates. The agencies have learnt that the PFI had been receiving foreign funding in the name of Haj.

The sources also said that the PFI's cadre are worldwide and they were pushing the core agenda of the banned outfit through different means.

Another alleged radical organisation, Dawat-e-Islamia is also functioning in the PFI's style and there are possibilities that a number of PFI cadre might join this organisation.

 

  

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  • Ashraf, Mangalore

    Fri, Sep 30 2022

    what about RSS;s abroad branches in the west and US. As per hindustan times and jagran newspaper, RSS is getting millions of money from HSSS(Hindu swayam sevak sangh in the US and UK, CANADA etc. why is govt silent on this. double standards.

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  • Prakash, Mlore

    Thu, Sep 29 2022

    Every political party has secretive funding mechanism, which mostly illegal. But when it comes to Islamic radicalism whole world is scared and overcautious. It will be impossible for any muslim political party to survive in India.

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