IT Desk
Imphal, Sept 28:
The self-proclaimed social organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) strikingly, was in news, mostly for its involvement in serious violence and anti-national activities. Often considered as reincarnation of the banned terror outfit SIMI, PFI’s name popped up with global terror links, gruesome murders, riots, forced conversions, etc. Most recently, horrendous communal crimes that shook the conscience of common man- brutal beheading of an ordinary tailor named Kanhaiya Lal by two religious in bigots in Udaipur, killing of Umesh Kolhe in Amaravati, murder of BJP youth leader Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka, arrest of martial arts trainer in Telangana and recovery of Vision-2047 document in Phulwari sherif, Bihar all had one common connection i.e., the involvement of PFI. The gravity of the crimes, inevitably, warranted investigation by country’s premier investigating agency NIA.
A petty tailor Kanhaiya Lal from Udaipur of Rajasthan had come on the radar of radical Islamic organisations for his apparent support to Nupur Sharma over her alleged blasphemy remarks. Subsequently, he was beheaded on June 20th by Riyaz Attari and Gous Mohammed, and shot a video of the gory incident without any remorse. NIA investigation in this case revealed that, the killers and key conspirators were closely associated with State leadership of PFI.
Similarly, Umesh Kolhe of Amaravati was stabbed to death by three men merely for forwarding WhatsApp messages supporting Nupur Sharma. Unsurprisingly, the prime accused of the case, Irfan was associated with Amaravati PFI Division Committee President Maulana Sohel. NIA team conducted searches at Sohel’s house to investigate his links with the case.
In Karnataka BJP youth leader Praveen Nettaru was killed by Shafiq and Zakir to create terror among Hindu activists. Shafiq’s wife confirmed that he was an active member of PFI and took active part in PFI/SDPI activities. So far, NIA arrested 10 accused involved in the murder conspiracy and all of them are members of PFI. The murder was in line with PFI s ulterior motive of creating terror among perceived enemy.
In Bihar, Police had recovered incriminating documents including “Vision Document 2047′ which envisages to establish Islamic rule in India by the year 2047 and registered a case against 26 accused including two national level leaders of PFI. Police arrested four PFI cadres for secretly organizing physical training programmes at PFI office, just before the scheduled visit of Prime Minister. The case was being investigated by NIA which conducted searches at various places of PFI.
In the month of July, Telangana police busted a secret physical training camp of PFI in Nizamabad and arrested four PFI activists including one Martial arts trainer Abdul Khader. The arrest revealed the sinister plot of PFI to train 200 cadres in martial arts and other violent acts. The training module of PFI includes handling of knife, rod, sickle and targeting specific body parts so that maximum damage could be made. It also contained instructions about storing stones in their houses and how to pelt stones on people when needed, indicative of spreading stone pelting culture across the country.
All these disturbing incidents were no random crimes, but ones emanating from deep seated religious bigotry and intolerance. The victims were cherry picked, thoroughly recced and executed with an intention to set examples. The reasons for gruesome murders were presumed blasphemy and urge to instill fear among the religious “other’. PFI harbors extreme form of religious fanaticism which sanctions murders for slightest of provocations. Further, they would not shy away from shouldering with likeminded religious zealots to perpetuate their whims. Udaipur murder stands testimony to this. Recoveries from Bihar exposed their future plans and Nizamabad episode unveiled their preparedness to achieve the goal.
PFI is led by a group of Islamists who would exploit the religious zeal of innocent Muslims to attain their sinister agenda. Of late, Nupur Sharma’s remarks were taken out of context to fan communal conflagration. In fact, Tasleem Rehmani, who provoked her to make the comment was SDPI’s former National Secretary. PFI’s objective is to grab power even at the cost of life, property, communal cohesion and national integration etc. Muslims in India must realize that PFI will bring them evil only. The arrested Muslim youths were all below 30 Years. Vicious cycle of legal battles and ensuing poverty are what is in stock for them. Indian Muslim should forsake PFI for the sake of their posterity. Intellectuals across the board should come together to isolate PFI and appeal government to contain it before it is too late.
