National Investigation Agency (NIA) is being misused to target Popular Front of India and carry out search operations in houses of Muslim leaders in connection with murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader Praveen Nettaru, said PFI State Secretary A.K. Ashraf on September 7.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Ashraf said though preliminary investigation by state police has revealed that the murder of Praveen is a result of local animosity, the State Government has projected it as a case of terror act and handed it to over to the NIA for further investigation.
The NIA sleuths on Tuesday carried out searches in houses of several Muslim leaders and activists, including a few related to PFI, even though they have nothing to do with the murder. “The NIA is being misused to show PFI in a bad light, which serves the interest of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party,” he said.
