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Muhammadali K.P., the Palakkad district president of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at Delhi's IGI Airport upon arrival from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he had been hiding for four years. He was produced before Special Judge P.K. Mohandas in Kochi and remanded to 15 days of judicial custody. Muhammadali is accused of conspiracy and harboring the murderers of RSS activist Sreenivasan, who was killed in Palakkad, Kerala, in April 2022. The NIA had declared a ₹3 lakh reward and issued an Interpol Red Notice for his arrest. So far, 67 accused have been arrested in the case, which the NIA alleges was part of a PFI conspiracy to establish Islamic rule in India by 2047 through violent extremism.
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Muhammadali K.P., PFI Palakkad district president, remanded after being produced at the residence of judge P.K. Mohandas, Special Judge, considering the cases booked by NIA in Kochi
Published - July 24, 2026 03:53 pm IST | KOCHI
By The Hindu Bureau
A leader of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), recently arrested from Delhi by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the alleged murder of RSS activist Sreenivasan of Palakkad, Kerala, has been remanded to 15 days in judicial custody.
Muhammadali K.P., the PFI Palakkad district president, was remanded after being produced at the residence of judge P.K. Mohandas, Special Judge, considering the cases booked by the NIA in Kochi on Thursday night.
Mr. Muhammadali was taken into custody on Thursday morning at the IGI Airport, New Delhi, on his arrival from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, according to the NIA. The agency said the accused had been hiding in the Arab nation for the past four years.
So far, 67 accused have been arrested in the case dating back to 2022.
Mr. Muhammadali, among the 65 accused chargesheeted so far in the case, is facing charges under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, the NIA said in a statement. He was allegedly involved in the conspiracy to murder and had harboured the murderers of Sreenivasan on April 16, 2022. The NIA had declared a reward of ₹3 lakh for information leading to his arrest. An Interpol Red Notice was also issued against him.
Initially investigated by the Palakkad Town South police, the case was later transferred to the NIA on the Union government’s direction.
According to the NIA statement, “the RSS activist was killed by PFI cadres in pursuance of the proscribed outfit’s conspiracy to unleash terror with the nefarious agenda of establishing Islamic Rule in India by 2047. The accused involved in the case had conspired to create a communal divide through violent extremism and Jihad in the country.”
Investigation in the case is still on, the agency said.
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PFI leader Muhammadali K.P. arrested in RSS activist Sreenivasan murder case remanded to custody