The NIA informed the special court in Ernakulam that the banned PFI, through its arms training wing, prepared instructors to impart uniform physical and weapons training to its cadres at various stages under a common syllabus and structured course.
Moidheenkutty (52), absconding for four years, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at Nedumbassery International Airport in Kochi on Wednesday.
The primary objective of the operation was to trace six key PFI activists who have been absconding since cases were registered against them following the nationwide ban on the organisation.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is set to carry out further investigation into the brutal hand-chopping of college professor T J Joseph in 2010.
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached eight immovable properties worth approximately Rs 67.03 crore that are beneficially owned and controlled by the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and its political front, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), in various places in Kerala.
The raids which started early Wednesday morning are currently underway. The NIA is taking help of paramilitary officials in the raid.
The IB recently sent a team to the PCI office and questioned the employees and others to gather information about the press meets.
Aas Mohammed is also linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI), and married non-Muslim girls by taking funds from the PFI.
In the official Facebook page, the state police said such reports are baseless.
The NIA has handed over a report with names of 873 police officials having links with PFI to the Kerala Police Chief Anil Kanth.
