Overview

• Abdul Rahaman was arrested at Kerala’s Kannur International Airport upon arriving from Qatar after two years on the run.
• Investigators say he harbored the main assailants of the July 2022 killing of BJP leader Praveen Nettaru at the behest of PFI commanders.
• With his arrest, the NIA’s chargesheet under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act now names 28 suspects.
• The agency had placed a ₹4 lakh bounty on Rahaman for information leading to his capture.
• Officials say the NIA is still pursuing six other fugitives in its probe of the alleged PFI network aimed at inciting communal unrest.