ED seized 33 bank accounts of PFI in money laundering case

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• Jun 2, 2022 | Dhupali Das

So far, 20 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation.

Digital Desk: The Enforcement Directorate seized 33 bank accounts belonging to the Islamic organization Popular Front of India (PFI) and one of its affiliated entities, Rehab India Foundation.

The properties were confiscated as part of an ongoing investigation into a money laundering case lodged against the two organizations. The Popular Front of India's bank accounts with a total value of over Rs 59 lakh and the Rehab India Foundation's bank accounts with a balance of Rs 9.5 lakh have been seized.

"Investigation found that since 2009, more than Rs 60 crore has been placed into PFI's accounts, including more than Rs 30 crore in cash.  Since 2010, roughly Rs 58 crore has been transferred in RIF's accounts,"  Enforcement Directorate said.

Meanwhile, the Popular Front of India stated that they would publish a statement on the matter.

The move against the Popular Front of India occurred just days after an issue developed when aggressive slogans marred the organization's event in Kerala's Alappuzha district.

A video from the "Save the Republic" protest on May 21 purportedly shows a boy perched on a man's shoulder yelling anti-Hindu and anti-Christian shouts in Kerala.

So far, 20 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation.