The Enforcement Directorate has attached 19 immovable properties worth over 35 crore rupees belonging to the Popular Front of India (PFI). The properties are registered in the names of various trusts, companies, and individuals. Earlier, the agency had also attached 16 immovable properties valued at over 21 crore rupees.
The ED initiated an investigation against the members and cadres of the PFI under the Prevention
of Money Laundering Act based on various FIRs registered by the NIA, Delhi, and other law enforcement agencies. The investigation revealed that the office bearers, members, and cadres of the Popular Front of India were conspiring and collecting funds from within India and abroad through banking channels, hawala, and donations for committing and financing terrorist acts across India.