A court in Lucknow has framed charges against journalist Siddique Kappan and six other accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), paving way for starting of trial in the case.
The Enforcement Directorate, which is investigating the case, had filed the prosecution complaint (equivalent to chargesheet) against the accused in February last year. The other accused are KA Rauf Sherif, Atikur Rahman, Masud Ahmad, Mohammad Alam, Abdul Razzak and Ashraf Khadir.
The police have claimed that the accused are members of the banned organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) and its student wing — Campus Front of India (CFI).
“The court has framed charges against the seven under the PMLA,” said ED lawyer Kuldeep Srivastava.
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