The Kanpur Police have said that the involvement of Popular Front of India (PFI), an extremist Muslim organisation, in the violence that erupted in Kanpur on Friday was getting 'visible'.
The PFI had called for a bandh in Manipur and West Bengal on the same day. A connection is being investigated.
Kanpur Police Commissioner, V.S. Meena, said in a statement on Sunday, "Documents related to the Popular Front of India (PFI) have been found during the searches. Documents related to the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Campus Front of India (CFI) were also found during searches at the premises of Zafar Hayat Hashmi, the main accused in the case."
The PFI had called for a bandh in Manipur and West Bengal on the same day. A connection is being investigated.
Kanpur Police Commissioner, V.S. Meena, said in a statement on Sunday, "Documents related to the Popular Front of India (PFI) have been found during the searches. Documents related to the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Campus Front of India (CFI) were also found during searches at the premises of Zafar Hayat Hashmi, the main accused in the case."
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