NIA raids PFI hideouts in Rajasthan, seize weapons

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is conducting raids since Saturday morning at the hideouts of Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with a terror funding case.

The NIA, sources said, raided the houses of PFI members at seven locations in Rajasthan and arrested several of its members. During the raids, digital devices, airguns, sharp weapons and incriminating documents were seized.

The NIA probe is underway in Jaipur, Bundi, Sawai Madhopur and Kota. The agency conducted three raids in Kota, while other places raided include Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Bundi and Bhilwara.

The NIA raided the house of Imran Rangrez, a resident of Gulnagari in Bhilwara, early on Saturday morning. Rangrez is a social activist of the SDPI and also a former PFI worker. However, the NIA team did not give any inputs in this regard to the local police.