One more arrested in Bihar PFI case: NIA

Updated: Mar 19 2023 4:17PM

New Delhi, Mar 19 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency on Sunday said it has arrested one more Popular Front of India (PFI) operative in Bihar as part of its ongoing investigation into activities of the banned outfit.

Mohd Irshad Alam of Mehsi, East Champaran, is the 13th accused to be arrested in the Phulwari Sharif-Bihar PFI case, an NIA spokesperson said.

The development comes close on the heels of unearthing a hawala network in south India and the arrest of five PFI activists on March 6.

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