Uttar Pradesh : Wires related to PFI in kanpur violence, arrest of BJP leader and 54 people in clutches
Investigation is going on regarding Kanpur violence. As the investigation is progressing, the faces of the miscreants involved in the Kanpur violence are getting exposed. Kanpur Police has arrested 54 accused so far. A senior police official said that a local BJP leader and 12 others have been arrested by the police here in connection with the Kanpur violence. Harshit Srivastava, former district secretary of BJP Yuva Morcha, has been arrested for posting inflammatory content on social media platforms.
Kanpur Police has also identified five members of PFI, out of which three have been arrested. Kanpur Police Commissioner Vijaysinh Meena said that three members of PFI have been arrested on the basis of links found with the accused arrested in Kanpur violence. Police is interrogating many more suspects by taking them into custody.
PFI connection in Kanpur violence!
It is believed that the members of PFI carried out the Kanpur violence with the help of local people. Meanwhile, the police can release posters of some more accused today. Earlier, the picture of 40 accused was released by the police. The team involved in the investigation is scanning the CCTV footage of the mobile phones of the accused and the place of stone pelting. There may be many more arrests in the coming days.
What is PFI?
PFI is being accused of being involved in Kanpur Violence. PFI ie Popular Front of India is an extremist Islamic organization. PFI was formed in the year 2006. This organization has been accused of being involved in anti-national activities. There has also been a demand to ban it.