The Bihar Police on September 9, arrested the ‘state secretary’ of Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Riyaz Maroof alias Bablu from Subhash Chowk in Chakiya of East Champaran District for his suspected involvement in anti-national activities, reports Hindustan Times. “Riyaz Maroof, who was one of the main operatives of PFI, has been arrested. He served as the state secretary of the banned outfit. His interrogation is underway,” East Champaran Superintendent of Police Kantesh Kumar Mishra said. He was wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) after they neutralised Phulwari Sharif terror module. A case was initially registered on July 12, 2022 at Phulwari Sharif Police Station in Patna (Bihar) after the module was neutralised. The NIA then re-registered the case 10 days later after taking over the investigation.