Mumbai, Feb 9: Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra have claimed that, Popular Front Of India wanted to turn India into an Islamic State by 2047. They wanted dto bring ‘Rule of Islam’ in the country.
ATS further claimed that, PFI planned to smuggle ammunition and explosives from foreign countries to achieve their targets.
ATS stated this in its chargesheet filed in a local court last week against five PFI members who were arrested last year for allegedly indulging in unlawful activities and waging a war against the country.
Charge sheet is filed based on the investigation made after arresting Mazhar Khan, Sadiq Shaikh, Mohammad Iqbal Khan, Momin Mistry and Aasif Hussain Khan. NIA and Police department of several states had carried out major operations against PFI last year.
The accused have been charged under Indian Penal Code sections for promoting enmity between different groups and conspiring to commit certain offences against the state, as well as provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In the chargesheet filed on February 2, the ATS claimed to have seized a document called “India 2047- towards rule of Islam in India”. The seized document, as per the ATS, provides a roadmap for members of the group (PFI) to ”overturn the government”.
“We dream of a 2047, where the political power has returned to the Muslim community from whom it was unjustly taken away by the British Raj. The roadmap towards this first starts with the socio-economic development of Muslim community for which a separate roadmap was already provided in the name of Empower India Foundation,” the document said.
“For this one needs to repeatedly remind the Muslim community of its grievances and establish grievances where there is none. All our frontal organisations including the party should be focused on expanding and recruiting new members,” the document stated
