Operation Octopus by NIA :Cops act against PFI,detain 15 for questioning in Bengaluru

Pramesh S Jain & Dr B Thomas (Special Correspondent)

The City police have arrested 15 people so far including a senior leader from Delhi for allegedly organising conspiracy to radicalize Muslim youth towards violent acts of extremist nature and receiving funds to impart training in using lethal weapons and deputing them to undertake targeted attacks .

The accused have been produced before the court and taken into custody for further investigation.

The police have seized electronic gadgets like mobile phones,laptops and pen drivers along with some documents from their houses during the raid which the officials are verifying.

The action by the city police is based on the intel inputs provided by the NIA while they were probing Foreign Funds received for the alleged planned attacks .

The city police have been directed to kept a tab for many days before registering the case .

The raids on PFI offices and office-bearers in the State, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said both NIA and Karnataka Police have taken suitable action regarding PFI’s activities in the State.