The Enforcement Directorate has made an enormous revelation relating to the banned organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) and mentioned that it received cash worth crores of rupees from Gulf countries through Hawala channels, and the cash was deposited within the accounts related to its supporters to transform black cash into white, and was later transferred into the account of the PFI. Notably, there are a number of supporters of PFI within the Gulf countries from the place crores of rupees have been deposited within the title of donations.
ED arrests 5 folks
Central probe company ED has arrested 5 folks related to PFI, who held totally different positions within the banned outfit. They have been allegedly utilizing the cash received through overseas hawala in anti-national actions. The arrested people have been recognized as EM Abdul Rehman, Anees Ahmed, Afsar Pasha, AS Ismail and Mohammad Shaqif.
In the ECIR registered on May 2, 2018, all of the 5 accused have been interrogated by ED in Delhi’s Tihar Jail not too long ago on December 19. This inquiry was completed on the premise of totally different checking account particulars of the organisation recovered throughout the raid on PFI areas on 3 December 2020.
All the accused have been the signing authorities of the financial institution accounts of the organisation situated in numerous cities. All of them have been questioned concerning the cash path of crores of rupees in financial institution accounts, however they have been arrested for not giving passable solutions and hiding the info.
Roles of arrested individuals in PFI
EM Abdul Rahman: He was related to PFI since its inception and held totally different positions over time. He performed an necessary position in each main motion and resolution of PFI. Rehman was related to the terrorist organisation SIMI i.e. Student Islamic Movement of India from 1979 to 1984.
After that, when the organisation was banned, he was the General Secretary of the brand new organisation fashioned within the title of PFI from 2007 to 2008, and Chairman of PFI from 2009 to 2012.
Until the organisation was banned, he was additionally the Vice Chairman of the PFI National Executive Council, which took each main resolution. Abdul Rahman visited Turkey and a number of other African countries a number of instances with different members of the outfit. From 2015 to 2020, PFI was additionally the signing authority for the organisation’s financial institution accounts in Kalka Ji, Delhi and Syndicate Bank situated in Kozhikode.
Anees Ahmed: He had an necessary position within the monetary issues of PFI. He held the place of the National Secretary of the organisation from 2018 to 2020 and his accountability was to gather funds. He was additionally the spokesperson of the PFI. The outfit used to deposit funds on the state degree, there was a district committee in each district of the states, which when the funds have been deposited, have been deposited within the account of the state degree committee, which was later deposited within the account of the nationwide committee.
The funds collected from Delhi and Uttar Pradesh have been deposited straight into the organisation’s account.
Afsar Pasha: Pasha held numerous necessary positions on the nationwide degree in PFI, and was the zonal president of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
He was additionally the National Secretary of PFI and his opinion was necessary in each monetary matter of the organisation. From 2009 to 2010, he was the General Secretary of the Karnataka unit of PFI. He performed an necessary position within the communal riots that befell in Mysore in 2009. He had participated within the Jail Bharo protest that began the riots there. The organisation had the signing authority within the PFI account at Corporation Bank in Fraser Town, Bangalore.
AS Ismail: He is one of the founder members of PFI and has been the President of the North Zone of the organisation from 2018 to 2020. He had been a member of the National Executive Council of PFI and in addition performed an necessary position in each monetary matter of the outfit. PFI had the signing authority for its account in Punjab National Bank situated at Mylapore RH Road, Chennai.
Mohammad Shaqif: He additionally held Held necessary positions in PFI in Karnataka from state degree to nationwide degree and was the State President in Karnataka from 2016 to 2020. He was the member of the National Executive Council.
All these accused have been interrogated by displaying totally different financial institution accounts, digital proof and different paperwork of the organisation recovered throughout the raid within the 12 months 2020. They have been arrested after contradictions have been discovered within the recorded statements.
