Simultaneous searches were conducted by police teams at multiple locations in seven States and a Union Territory on Tuesday during the second round of crackdown on Popular Front of India (PFI) leaders and activists. Over 170 suspects have been either arrested or detained.
The searches were carried out in Assam, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Kerala, Delhi and Karnataka based on intelligence inputs and the information gathered during the first National Investigation Agency-led (NIA) clamp down on 15 States on September 22. During the previous operation, 109 accused persons were arrested.
