It has been alleged that the three accused men were part of a secret meeting held in 2022 after an opening ceremony to launch a new PFI office in Malegaon.
During this meeting, various atrocities against the Muslim community and the need for Muslim unity to wage war against the country were allegedly among the topics discussed.
The prime accused in the case, who was also the head of PFI’s Malegaon unit, is said to have instigated others to motivate Muslims with similar thinking, enhance communication with like-minded persons and create an atmosphere against the government of India.
The prime accused also issued a “fatwa” instructing followers to kill people who would speak against Islam, the Court was told.
As per the prosecution, the idea was to attract youngsters with an extremist ideology from the Muslim community, brainwash them to wipe out their identity as Indians and make them radical Muslims to impose Sharia in India in due course of time.
The three men were among several persons arrested for allegedly having attended several such meetings. These persons were arrested in connection with a first information report (FIR) registered in September 2022. The same month, the PFI was also banned by the Indian government for a period of five years.
Source: Barandbench
