New Delhi, 28/9: The Centre on Wednesday banned Islamist organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) and its seven affiliates for five years charging it of being involved in “several criminal and terror cases” and having links with the terror outfit Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued the notification at 5:43 am based on recommendations from BJP-ruled states Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat. The move comes days after multi-agency raids led by NIA led to the arrest or detention of over 350 activists and leaders.
Besides PFI, the affiliates that were banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 are Rehab India Foundation (RIF), Campus Front of India (CFI), All India Imams Council (AIIC), National Confederation of Human Rights Organisation (NCHRO), National Women’s Front, Junior Front, Empower India Foundation and Rehab India Foundation.
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