New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested another key absconder in Kerala’s Sreenivasan murder case, linked with the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) terrorist organisation. K.P. Muhammadali, the PFI Palakkad district president, was taken into custody on Thursday morning at the IGI Airport, New Delhi, on his arrival from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he had been hiding for the past four years.
With this, the total number of accused arrested in the case now stands at 67.
Among the 65 accused charge-sheeted so far in the case, Muhammadali is facing charges under relevant sections of the IPC and UA (P) Act.
Hailing from Palakkad district in Kerala, the wanted accused was a prominent perpetrator of the murder conspiracy and had also harboured the assailants involved in the brutal killing of Sreenivasan on April 16, 2022.
NIA had declared a reward of Rs 3 lakh for information leading to his arrest, and an Interpol Red Notice was also issued against him.
Sreenivasan was killed by PFI cadres in pursuance of the proscribed outfit’s conspiracy to unleash terror with the nefarious agenda of establishing Islamic Rule in India by 2047.
NIA, which had registered the case in September 2022, found during investigation that the accused involved in the case had conspired to create a communal divide through violent extremism and Jihad in the country.
Investigations had further revealed that PFI was operating through various wings and units established for the said purpose, and was using its offices, campuses, facilities and infrastructure to impart arms training to selected cadres in the guise of Physical Education and Yoga Training through its PE Wing.
The Reporters Wing was tasked with collecting information about prospective targets, while the actual terror acts were executed by the Service Teams.
Investigation in the case is continuing.
–IANS
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