NIA arrests absconding PFI district chief in Kerala's Sreenivasan murder case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Muhammadali K.P., a district chief of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), in connection with the 2022 murder of Sreenivasan. The suspect was apprehended at Delhi airport after returning from Saudi Arabia.
Why it matters
This arrest marks a significant development in the Indian government's crackdown on the PFI, which is accused of promoting violent extremism.
NEW DELHI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) ion Thursday arrested a key absconder in Kerala’s Sreenivasan murder case, linked with the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) terrorist organisation.Muhammadali K.P, the PFI Palakkad district president, was taken into custody on Thursday morning at the IGI Airport, New Delhi, on his arrival from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he had been hiding for the past four years. With this, the total number of accused arrested in the case now stands at 67.Among the 65 accused chargesheeted so far in the case, Muhammadali K.P is facing charges under relevant sections of IPC and UA (P) Act.Hailing from Palakkad district in Kerala, the wanted accused was a prominent perpetrator of the murder conspiracy and had also harboured the assailants involved in the brutal killing of Sreenivasan on April 16, 2022.
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