ED Attaches ₹56 Crore in PFI Assets Amid Money Laundering Probe

The Enforcement Directorate links PFI to unlawful fund-raising activities and terror financing, revealing extensive international networks.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached 35 properties worth ₹56.56 crore linked to the Popular Front of India (PFI) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
Investigations revealed PFI raised funds both domestically and internationally through banking channels, hawala networks, and unlawful donations to finance terrorist activities.
PFI's international presence includes over 13,000 active members in Singapore and Gulf countries, tasked with fund collection for the organization.
Funds collected abroad were transferred to India via complex banking routes and hawala channels to obscure their origins.
Since 2021, ED has arrested 26 PFI members and filed nine charge sheets, highlighting the organization's alleged role in inciting violence and threatening national security.