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Digital Desk: Three
members of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) have been apprehended in
Nagarbera, Assam's Kamrup district.
Hitesh
Ch. Ray, Superintendent of Police (SP) in Kamrup, acknowledged this.
"Three
members of the banned PFI were nabbed from Nagarbera on Thursday night after
conducting a drive in the region," he said. Another PFI associate has also
been apprehended."
Hafijur
Rahman, Nazrul Islam, and Rafiqul Islam have been identified as those arrested.
Rafiqul
Islam is said to be the President of Samoria Anchalik Panchayat.
Notably,
the Central Government banned PFI, its associates, and affiliates as an
unlawful association with immediate effect under the Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act, 1967, for a term of five years in September.
The notification stated unequivocally that the ban was
imposed on PFI and its associates, affiliates, or fronts for "engaging in
unlawful activities that are prejudicial to the integrity, sovereignty, and
security of the country and have the potential of disturbing public peace and
communal harmony in the country and supporting militancy in the country."
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