NIA attaches 'Green Valley Academy' linked to PFI for alleged terror activities

Kochi: The National Intelligence Agency (NIA) has attached the 10-hectare property in Manjeri, called the 'Green Valley Academy,' on the grounds of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). NIA claimed that the academy in Malapuram is one of the largest sites of training run by the Popular Front of India (PFI).

The 'Green Valley Academy' is alleged to have been grounds for propagating terror activities. The NIA stated, "The PFI had been using the property for imparting arms training, physical training, and training on the use and testing of explosives to its cadres, identified as part of their 'Service Wing.' The facility was also used to harbour several PFI Service Wing members after they committed crimes, including murders."

Presently, the NIA has attached 18 properties owned by PFI under UAPA provisions, 5 of which are located in Kerala. These properties are Malabar House, Periyar Valley, Valluvanad House, Karunya Charitable Trust, and Trivandrum Education and Service Trust (TEST).

V Muraleedharan, the BJP Union Minister for State for External and Parliamentary Affairs, said, "It is a huge surprise that such a unit was functioning in Kerala, and neither the police nor the authorities appeared to have any clue about it." His statement criticizes the Kerala Police's inefficiency. Additionally, K Surendran, Kerala BJP State President, called this attachment the equivalent of a "slap on the face" for CM Pinarayi Vijayan.