108 PFI members arrested in last 4 days: UP Home Dept

Feb 03, 2020

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 03 (ANI): Speaking on case against Popular Front of India (PFI), Additional Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Home Department, Avnish Awasthi said that 108 PFI members have been arrested in the last 4 days and strict action is taken against them. “108 people (PFI members) have been arrested in the last 4 days, these are in addition to the 25 who were arrested earlier. The action is taken very strictly. More information is being gathered about this organization. We are even gathering the information of their financial transactions. We are even taking help from central agencies and our foremost step is to identify them and to take necessary action against them. Monitoring will continue. Our mission will continue against those who are performing anti-national activities here,” Avnish Awasthi told in the press conference. Members of Popular Front of India (PFI) are arrested for alleged involvement in propagating riots across the state during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).