The Special NIA Court in Kochi on Wednesday found 21 of the total 22 accused in the case pertaining to the conduct of a terror training camp at Narath in Kannur district guilty. The court awarded seven-year imprisonment to the first accused and the other 20 were sentenced to five-year imprisonment. One was acquitted.
The court slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 each on the convicted persons – all belonging to the Islamist outfit, Popular Front of India (PFI), and its political wing Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). They will have to undergo additional imprisonment of six months in case of failure to pay the fine.
The case pertained to the conduct of a secret armed training camp by the PFI and SDPI at an under-construction building at Narath in Kannur from April 23, 2013. The camp was raided by Kerala Police personnel from the Mayyil police station in Kannur.