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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.

PFI leader Abdul Rehman reportedly used to be national Secretary of the SIMI, they said, adding that Abdul Sattar, the state Secretary in PFI, was also associated with SIMI in similar capacity. Sources also claimed that PFI leaders had allegedly been hatching conspiracy with Pakistan-based handlers to carry out anti-national activities. They were also getting instruction from Gulf and Middle Eastern countries, the sources added.

An official said that the agency had learnt that the PFI was indulging in terror funding besides imparting training to the youth in order to radicalise them. "We have seized incriminating documents, digital devices, cash to the tune of Rs 10 lakh along with weapons. We have learnt that camps were organised where conspiracies were hatched to carry out terror-related activities in the country," said a source.

The deceased, a chemist shop owner was allegedly killed for supporting Nupur Sharma. The murder took place on June 21. "The conspiracy behind the killing, involvement of organisations and international linkages would be thoroughly investigated," said MHA official. Kolhe was brutally murdered in Maharashtra after he wrote a post in support of Nupur Sharma on Facebook.

Raising questions about NIA's claims, the state agency late on friday night, called it a premature statement as the investigation is still at a preliminary stage. Notably, the state government suspended Udaipur Additional SP Ashok Kumar Meena on Friday evening. Earlier, SHO and SI were also suspended.

Special NIA Judge Praveen Singh announced the sentence. In the arguments before the sentencing, Malik told the court that he will accept hanging if the intelligence agencies prove any terror-related activities involving him.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on Tuesday filed a chargesheet against six accused alleged Khalistani terrorists including one Pakistani in connection with Punjab's Jalalabad bomb blast case before the NIA Special Court in SAS Nagar, Punjab. The NIA chargesheeted Sukhwinder Singh, Parveen Singh, Gurpreet Singh alias Gora, Ranjit Singh, Pakistani national Habib Khan and Lakhbir Singh Rode, (a Pakistan based designated terrorist).

A senior NIA official said that the accused was identified as Tawheed Ahmad Shah, a resident of Jammu & Kashmir. He was placed under arrest on Monday. The official said that the earlier UP ATS lodged the case in July 2021 at Police Station Gomtinagar against the accused persons.

"It was the plan of Mufti alias Abdul Rauf, the brother of Maulana Masood Azhar. He created Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM). They recruited people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the name of arms smuggling and later used them for terror activities. Pakistani agency ISI was supporting Jaish-e-Mohammed and was fully controlling the Lashkar-e-Mustafa and was done to divert the international pressure," said a source.

He was allegedly pumping fake Indian currency in India. It was a cross border conspiracy and Bangladesh connection has been found by the probe agency. The charge sheet was filed before the special NIA court in Lucknow under sections 120-B, 489 B of IPC and 16 & 18 of UA(P) Act. Initially, UP ATS had on November 25, 2019 seized counterfeit notes of Rs 1,79,000. They also lodged an FIR in this connection with ATS, Gomtinagar, Lucknow (UP).