Mananthavadi /Batheri
The NIA also raided the houses of the district leaders of the banned outfit Popular Front. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted a search in one house each in Mananthavadi Dhayayangadi, Tharuvana, Kampalakkad and Batheri and two houses in Mananthavadi Peechankot.
The inspection, which started on Thursday morning, continued till eight in the morning.
The raids were conducted on the houses of PFI ex-state committee member PT Siddique, Makiveetil Iqbal, ex-SDPI Mananthavadi constituency president Fazal Rahman, native of Dhayangadi, PFI Kannur zonal secretary KP Ashraf, Vellamunda Pulikad and Batheri Cholakal Abdul Jalil.
Some of them are accused in cases registered at various stations, including the PFI hartal case. Mobile phones, letters etc. were seized during the search. A team led by NIA DySP Arvind, police inspectors Vinay Gurmeet Gujar, Ajay Khadam and Akhilesh conducted the inspection in the presence of the district police force.
Last September also, the NIA raided Popular Front centers in the district. An inspection was conducted that day, including at the Masjidul Noor institution under the Islamic Center Trust near Mananthavadi bus stand. On September 22, a joint NIA-ED team seized documents including a laptop. In Mananthavadi taluk, PFI had influence in all areas like Velamunda, Peechangode, Panamaram and Mananthavadi.
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