Hyderabad, Feb. 18 -- The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday, February 18, arrested a member of banned outfit Popular Front of India (PFI), who has been absconding for the past three years, after he arrived at the Cochin International Airport from the UAE.

Moideenkutty P, a resident of Kattipparuthi in Malappuram district, Kerala, was taken into custody by an NIA team at the airport.

The accused was the coordinator of physical education training of the banned outfit in Kerala and had fled soon after a case was registered in September 2022. The NIA had raided this house and allegedly recovered many incriminating documents during the probe.

The case related to an alleged criminal conspiracy hatched by the PFI and its leader...