Guwahati: The Assam Police on Tuesday, began a new operation against the Popular Front of India (PFI) in a number of the state's districts. Several PFI-related individuals have been detained by the authorities.

According to Kamrup District Police Superintendent Hitesh Ch. Roy, four people connected to PFI were arrested by the Kamrup District Police on Tuesday in the Nagarbera region. Also, Hitesh Ch. Roy said that operation against PFI is going on in several sections of the district.

Earlier, the Assam Police detained 11 PFI worker leaders from different parts of the state, along with one from Delhi.
The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of the Maharashtra Police detained a person on Monday in connection with the widespread crackdown on PFI as part of the organization's ongoing persecution. Mohd Abed Ali has been named as the apprehended suspect.

Yesterday, one more person was taken into custody by the UP Police Special Task Form (STF). According to police, Abdul Majeed was apprehended by the STF at the Vibhutikhand bus stop in Lucknow while attempting to flee the city in violation of the 1967 Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

Prior to this, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its affiliated organisations were not yet the target of raids by the National Investigation Agency for "acts of communal hatred," according to the Karnataka chapter of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), a political wing of the Popular Front of India.

On September 22, the NIA conducted its largest-ever operations across 15 states, seizing over 106 PFI members.
Bhaskar, the State Principal Secretary of the SDPI, spoke at a press conference here and stated: "We denounce the NIA's unlawful raids. Why hasn't the RSS yet been searched? We claim that RSS is both an unregistered and terrorist organisation. PFI is a legally recognised company ". The SDPI leader referred to the NIA raids as a "ploy" to silence a "strong voice" and insisted that the government had no evidence to support any charges brought against the political group.

The National Development Front of Kerala, the Karnataka Forum for Dignity, and the Manitha Neethi Pasari of Tamil Nadu, three Muslim organisations that had been formed after the 1992 Babri Masjid demolition, were combined to form the PFI, which was introduced in Kerala in 2006. PFI was formed after combining some of the fringe organisations that had emerged in south India following the destruction of the Babri mosque.

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