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PMK leader murder case: NIA raids premises of islamic outfit in TN
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at premises linked to an islamic outfit in Tamil Nadu and neigbouring Karaikal in connection with the murder of a PMK functionary, police said.
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V Ramalingam was allegedly killed after he questioned some people about religious conversion in the area. He had raised voices against conversion attempts made by some Muslims in Thirubhuvanam locality in Thanjavur in February.
The NIA team also conducted inquiries with members of the outfit here as part of the investigation into the murder of the PMK activist by a gang near Kumbakonam.
The NIA officials searched the office of Popular Front of India (PFI) in Tiruchirapalli and also the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) at Kumbakonam in Thanjavur district.
Eleven people have been arrested in this connection so far by the state police.
The case was transferred to the NIA on March 14.
A four-member team led by NIA DSP AP Shoukath Ali was investigating the case.Â
(With inputs from PTI)
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