Amit Shah chairs meet over NIA’s 'largest ever' crackdown against Popular Front of India, terror suspects

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday (September 22, 2022) held a meeting wherein the ongoing searches at premises linked to the Popular Front of India and action against terror suspects, were believed to have been discussed, officials said.

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Director General of National Investigation Agency (NIA) Dinkar Gupta were among the top officials who attended the high-level meeting.

Amit Shah is said to have taken stock of the action taken against the terror suspects and activists of the Popular Front of India (PFI) across the country, an official told Press Trust of India.

In near simultaneous raids across the length and breadth of the country, a multi-agency operation spearheaded by the NIA today led to the arrest of 106 activists of the Popular Front of India in 11 states for allegedly supporting terror activities in the country.

The maximum number of arrests were made in Kerala (22) followed by Maharashtra and Karnataka (20 each), Tamil Nadu (10), Assam (9), Uttar Pradesh (8), Andhra Pradesh (5), Madhya Pradesh (4), Puducherry and Delhi (3 each) and Rajasthan (2).

According to the officials, the arrests were made during the raids which have been termed as the "largest-ever investigation process till date".