Kochi: Incarcerated banned Popular Front of India (PFI) founding chairman E Abubacker was permitted by the Supreme Court to undergo treatment for his ailments in a hospital at his expenses.Arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the court ordered that the accused must bear the expenses of his treatment, police escort among others. The court allowed one family member to be his bystanders, India Today reported.Abubacker was arrested on September 22, 2022, during nationwide raids conducted as part of a multi-agency operation led by the NIA for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to overthrow the Indian government and establish an Islamic caliphate by 2047.According to the NIA, the PFI, its office-bearers and members had allegedly conspired to raise funds for carrying out acts of terror in different parts of the country. A large number of alleged PFI activists were detained or arrested across 11 states for allegedly supporting terrorist activities after which the government banned the PFI and several associated organisations for five years on September 28, 2022,.The arrested were accused of having links with global terrorist groups such as ISIS.
Health support for banned PFI chief
