An integral part of the conspiracy of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and its cadres was to make India into an Islamic nation by 2047. Abdul Saleem had been on the run since the case came to light and the NIA subsequently declared the reward for his arrest, the spokesperson said.
He was nabbed from Mydukur in Andhra Pradesh’s Kadappa district following an intelligence-led operation, the official added. NIA investigations in the case have shown that he was involved in the radicalisation and the recruitment of impressionable Muslim youngsters into the PFI. He was also sending them to terror training camps for weapons training to equip them to further the organisation’s nefarious anti-India agenda, the spokesperson said.
The NIA had chargesheeted 11 accused, including Abdul Saleem, in December 2022, followed by supplementary charge sheets against five in March and December last year.
