The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at three locations in the Kozhikode district of Kerala and Kalaburagi district of Karnataka in connection with a terror case related to the banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI).

According to the NIA, the case pertains to a criminal conspiracy hatched by the office bearers, members, and cadres of the PFI to raise and collect funds from within India and abroad for orchestrating acts of terror in various parts of India, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.

“It was revealed that the accused persons were conducting training camps to indoctrinate and train their cadres to carry out terrorist activities at various locations across the country. The case was registered suo-motu by the NIA,” the NIA said in a press release.

“During the searches conducted today, incriminating material, including digital devices and various documents were seized,” it added.

Further investigation is underway.

PFI was recently banned by the Indian Home Ministry over its link with Islamic terror organisations.