Archive · 21 Jun 2025
ED Busts Terror Funding Network Linked to PFI and SDPI
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) found a secret network that was helping to fund terrorist activities.
This network, connected to the PFI and SDPI, moved over 62 crore rupees using fake accounts and secret money transfers.
The leader, MK Faizy, collected money from places like Qatar and UAE and used it for training terrorists and causing trouble in India.
Other people in the network helped move the money and buy property.
The ED is now freezing accounts and questioning people involved and is looking for more people involved in the money transfers.
ED uncovered a network linked to PFI and SDPI involved in terror financing and illegal activities.
The network facilitated the movement of over Rs 62 crore through fraudulent practices.
MK Faizy, SDPI's National President, is identified as the mastermind behind the financial operations.
The network received funds from both domestic and international sources, particularly Gulf nations.
ED has initiated actions including freezing accounts and interrogating key members, and further investigations are ongoing.
- Who
- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigated a network involving the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI).
- What
- A criminal network facilitating terror financing and illegal activities was uncovered.
- When
- The investigation began, and the findings were made public on June 21, 2025.
- Where
- Across India, with international connections to countries like Qatar and UAE.
- Why
- To finance terrorist training, communal unrest, and radicalization activities.
Authorities
PFI/SDPI
Action Against Terror Financing
Authorities
ED is investigating and taking action against those involved in financing terrorism, with a focus on bringing them to justice.
PFI/SDPI
N/A
- Involved Parties
- PFI, SDPI
- Financial Network
- Rs 62 crore
- Mastermind
- MK Faizy
- Funding Sources
- Domestic and Gulf nations
- Actions Taken
- Freezing accounts, seizing properties, interrogations