The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), on March 3, arrested one operative of the Popular Front of India (PFI), identified as Kamal K P, from Melattur area of Malappuram District in Kerala, for his suspected involvement in attempting to create unrest and instigate protests in Hathras District in Uttar Pradesh over the suspected gangrape and death of a 19-year-old woman from the Dalit community in 2020, reports The Indian Express. According to Police sources, it emerged during investigation that Kamal was associated with PFI member Badruddin, who, along with aide Firoz Khan, was arrested in Lucknow in 2021. Kamal, who is believed to be handling the “hit squad” of the movement and is among the top officer bearers of the PFI and worked as office secretary at its Delhi headquarters too. According to an STF officer, Kamal's is the ninth arrest in connection with the case lodged under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 153A (promoting enmity between groups), 295A (deliberate act to outrage religious feelings), 120B (criminal conspiracy), the IT Act and under provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).