The Delhi High Court on Monday sought a response from the National Investigation Agency on the petition requested by the 15 -day custody of the Popular Front of India leader OMA Salaam.
Justice Ravinder Dudeja said, “Advocates of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) are asking for time to file a written reply. The hearing will be held on Friday, 25 April. ”
Salaam, arrested under the illegal activity (prevention) Act against the banned organization and its members, sought permission to travel in custody in his hometown in Kerala to attend the program after the daughter’s death.
The agency’s counsel said that the daughter of the petitioner died a year ago and would file a detailed reply. Salam moved the High Court against the recent order of the hearing court, giving him a day and six -hour custody parole.
The prisoner is taken to the place of meeting by armed policemen under detention parole. The advocate, appearing for Salaam, said that his daughter had died in an accident and had to do some customs including prayer at the daughter’s grave.
He said that this custom was scheduled to start from 18 April and end on May 2 and will bear the expenses of his custody parole. He said, “This is not a question of interim bail. There is no proper time for a day and six hours. ”
In 2022, the NIA arrested its chief Salaam in 2022, taking a large action against the banned organization. The investigating agency alleged that PFIs and members of the organization hatched criminal conspiracy to raise funds for the purpose of carrying out terrorist incidents in different parts of the country and also run camps to impart training to their workers for it.
Arrests were made in states and union territories including Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Puducherry, Delhi and Rajasthan.
The government banned PFI and several of its associate organizations for five years on 28 September 2022 under stringent anti -terrorism law, illegal activities (prevention) Act (UAPA). He was also accused of having relations with global terrorist groups like ISIS.
