Four PFI members sentenced to life for Hindu Munnani leader murder
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A special NIA court in Chennai sentenced four Popular Front of India members to life imprisonment for the 2016 murder of a Hindu Munnani leader.
The Hindu — Tamil NaduThe brief
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- Four individuals belonging to the banned Popular Front of India received life sentences for the 2016 killing of C. Sasikumar in Coimbatore.
- The National Investigation Agency prosecuted the case after taking it over from state authorities in 2018.
- A special court in Chennai convicted the four men for murder and conspiracy while acquitting one other suspect.
- The 2016 incident caused significant civil unrest across six districts in Tamil Nadu.
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“This verdict marks NIA’s first conviction involving PFI operatives since the organisation was officially banned by the Government of India”
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…of C. Sasikumar, spokesperson of Hindu Munnani, Coimbatore. The convicted individuals — Sadam Hussain, Subair, Mubarak, and Mohammad Rafiqul Hassan — were sentenced to life imprisonment along with a fine of ₹30,000. “ This verdict marks NIA’s first conviction involving PFI operatives since the organisation was officially banned by the Government of India ,” said a press release from NIA. On September 22, 2016, Sasikumar was hacked to death in Coimbatore. The targeted killing was executed with the clear intent to strike terror among a section of society and incite…
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NamedIndia · Abu alias Syed Abuthagir · Mohammad Rafiqul Hassan · Mubarak · Popular Front of India · Sadam Hussain · Subair · Chennai · Coimbatore · C. Sasikumar · Hindu Munnani · National Investigation Agency · Special Court for NIA Cases
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