NIA arrests 45 PFI leaders after raids across 15 States | India Chahta Hai

In one of the largest anti-terror operation, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Enforcement Directorate (ED) and police forces on Thursday conducted searches at the residences and offices of Popular Front of India (PFI) workers across 15 states and arrested over 100 people for allegedly funding terrorism and supporting terror activities in the country.

"Searches were conducted by ED, NIA and state police forces across 93 locations in 15 states on top PFI leaders and members in five cases registered on inputs of involvement of PFI leaders and cadres in funding of terrorism, terrorist activities and radicalising people," NIA said in a statement.

The raids by the central investigative agencies drew condemnation from Opposition parties even as PFI announced a bandh (shutdown) in Kerala on Friday in protest.