<p>New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has arrested a key member of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the killing of RSS leader Srinivasan in Kerala last year, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>Shihab alias 'Babu' had been on the run since the incident on April 16 last year, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.</p>.<p>The official said that the NIA's dedicated absconder tracking team successfully traced him to his residence in Kerala's Malappuram district and subsequently detained him.</p>.<p>'Investigations revealed that Shihab was an integral part of the terror ecosystem being operated by the PFI, which was responsible for orchestrating the murder of Srinivasan,' the spokesperson said.</p>.Heroin smuggling case: NIA files charge sheet against Lawrence Bishnoi.<p>'It is believed that Shihab, acting in line with a conspiracy hatched by PFI leaders, harboured Muhammed Hakeem, who, at the behest of the PFI leadership, was responsible for the destruction of crucial evidence in the case,' the official said.</p>.<p>On March 17, the NIA had filed a chargesheet against 59 people in the case. </p><p>Subsequently, on May 16, the NIA's absconder tracking team achieved a significant milestone by tracking down and apprehending Saheer K V, who had been absconding for long.</p>.<p>So far, 69 individuals have been identified as being involved in the conspiracy, the spokesperson said.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency has arrested a key member of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) in connection with the killing of RSS leader Srinivasan in Kerala last year, an official said on Friday.</p>.<p>Shihab alias 'Babu' had been on the run since the incident on April 16 last year, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.</p>.<p>The official said that the NIA's dedicated absconder tracking team successfully traced him to his residence in Kerala's Malappuram district and subsequently detained him.</p>.<p>'Investigations revealed that Shihab was an integral part of the terror ecosystem being operated by the PFI, which was responsible for orchestrating the murder of Srinivasan,' the spokesperson said.</p>.Heroin smuggling case: NIA files charge sheet against Lawrence Bishnoi.<p>'It is believed that Shihab, acting in line with a conspiracy hatched by PFI leaders, harboured Muhammed Hakeem, who, at the behest of the PFI leadership, was responsible for the destruction of crucial evidence in the case,' the official said.</p>.<p>On March 17, the NIA had filed a chargesheet against 59 people in the case. </p><p>Subsequently, on May 16, the NIA's absconder tracking team achieved a significant milestone by tracking down and apprehending Saheer K V, who had been absconding for long.</p>.<p>So far, 69 individuals have been identified as being involved in the conspiracy, the spokesperson said.</p>