Two members of PFI arrested with huge quantity of explosives in Uttar Pradesh

Greater Noida :  The Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force on Tuesday arrested two members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) who were allegedly planning a series of attacks at various places in the state and target leaders of Hindu organisations. Ansad Badruddin and Feroz Khan, the two arrested were residents of Kerala and were associated with radical group Popular Front of India (PFI).

Prashant Kumar, UP ADG, Law & Order in a press conference stated that explosive devices, live battery detonator, pistol, ammunition, pen drives among others were recovered from those arrested. According to sources, Badruddin is said to be the military commander of PFI. Kumar added that they were planning to target high-level dignitaries of Hindu organisations and were recruiting people in PFI to carry out the attack and their main objective was to train youths of a particular community by brainwashing them.

In the past one year, more than 120 PFI members have been arrested. The PFI has been accused of funding protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act across the country earlier this year and the UP police had sought a ban on the outfit. While the Popular Front of India had condemned the arrest and demanded CBI inquiry.