Bihar Police Bust Suspected Terror Module, Former Police Officer Among 2 Held

According to senior police officer Manish Kumar, an extract from the accused's eight-page essay titled 'India Vision 2047' talks of "subjugating the coward majority community and restoring the pride."

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The Bihar Police stated on Wednesday that it has broken "a potential terror module" with ties to the extremist Popular Front of India (PFI) and detained two people in Patna's Phulwari Sharif region for anti-India actions, news agency ANI reported.

According to senior police officer Manish Kumar, an extract from the accused's eight-page essay titled 'India Vision 2047' talks of "subjugating the coward majority community and restoring the pride."

He stated that Mohammad Jallauddin, a retired police officer from Jharkhand, and Athar Parvez, a former member of the Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who is now a current member of the PFI and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), had been detained.

"Two indulging in anti-India activities were arrested. For the past two months, the accused had people from other states coming in. Those coming were changing their names while booking tickets and while staying in hotels," he was quoted by ANI in its report.

Kumar stated that Parvez's younger brother was imprisoned in the state bombings in 2001-02 after the SIMI was disbanded.

According to the police officer, Parvez also raised monies in the millions. He said that locals were trained to use swords and knives in the name of martial arts, and that the accused promoted religious violence in others.

"On July 6-7, in the name of martial arts, locals were taught to use swords and knives. They instigated others toward religious violence. We have CCTV footage as well as witness accounts. Parvez also raised funds in lakhs, ED is being involved for the same," Kumar said. 

He claims their internal memo is highly unpleasant and speaks of "Islamic rule in India."

"PFI confident that even if 10 per cent of total Muslim population rally behind it, PFI would subjugate coward majority community and bring back the glory," Kumar said, quoting a passage from an eight-page-long manifesto they exchanged amongst themselves titled "India Vision 2047."

According to him, the memo states that in the event of a full-fledged conflict with the state, "apart from relying on cadres, we would need help from friendly Islamic countries."

While quoting from the document, the police officer stated, "In the last few years PFI has developed friendly relations with Turkey, a flag-bearer of Islam."

In May of this year, the Kerala High Court ruled that the PFI and its political affiliate, the SDPI, are extremist organisations engaged in severe acts of violence. It did, however, state that these organisations are not prohibited.

The statement was made by the panel of Justice K Haripal while rejecting the petition for a CBI investigation into the death of RSS worker S Sanjith.

"No doubt, SDPI and PFI are extremist organisations indulging in serious acts of violence. All the same, those are not banned organisations," the court had said.

(With Inputs From ANI)