New Delhi – The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) headquarters has attached eight immovable properties worth ₹67.03 crore allegedly owned and controlled by the Popular Front of India (PFI). According to the agency, the properties were registered under various trusts and in the name of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), which the ED has identified as PFI’s political front.
The action was taken under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, based on FIRs filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and several other law enforcement agencies. The ED’s probe revealed that PFI’s office bearers and members were raising funds domestically and internationally through banking channels, hawala networks, and donations to finance terror-related activities across India.
The investigation further established that SDPI functioned as the political arm of PFI, with the latter exercising control over SDPI’s day-to-day operations, policy decisions, candidate selection, and cadre mobilization. Records showed that PFI maintained secret diaries documenting expenses incurred on behalf of SDPI, which were not reflected in official bank accounts.
Funds were allegedly collected from foreign countries, particularly Gulf nations, and within India under the guise of social welfare and relief activities. The proceeds were then used to further a criminal conspiracy aimed at creating an Islamic nation in India, thereby threatening the country’s unity and secular fabric, the ED stated.
So far, the agency has quantified ₹131 crore in illicit proceeds (Proceeds of Crime) and arrested 28 individuals, including SDPI National President M.K. Faizy, several senior office bearers of both PFI and SDPI, and physical education coordinators who were allegedly providing combat and weapons training to cadres.
During the investigation, the ED identified multiple properties across Kerala beneficially owned by PFI. Many of PFI’s key ideologues were found to be former members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) — the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami — which was banned following the demolition of the Babri Masjid. Subsequently, PFI members formed a network of trusts to acquire and hold properties in a concealed manner.
Documents seized by the ED revealed systematic property management, including detailed records of ownership, audit trails, and financial documentation. Investigators also found that PFI conducted Physical Education (PE) training sessions on several properties — such as Valluvanad House (Pattambi) and Malabar House (Haritham Foundation) — where cadres were trained in offensive and defensive maneuvers using weapons as part of their jihadi indoctrination.
The properties attached by the ED on November 6, 2025, include:
1. Green Valley Foundation
2. Alappuzha Social Cultural & Education Trust
3. Pandalam Educational and Cultural Trust, Pathanamthitta
4. Islamic Centre Trust, Wayanad
5. Haritham Foundation, Malappuram
6. Periyar Valley Charitable Trust, Aluva
7. Valluvanad Trust, Palakkad
8. Land belonging to SDPI, Trivandrum
Previously, the ED had provisionally attached movable and immovable assets worth ₹61.98 crore across nine Provisional Attachment Orders (PAOs), all of which were confirmed by the Adjudicating Authority (PMLA). With the latest order, the total value of attachments now stands at ₹129 crore.
The agency said further investigation is ongoing to trace additional assets, funding networks, and individuals connected to the PFI-SDPI ecosystem.
