Thiruvananthapuram (The Hawk): An NIA squad apprehended C.A. Subramanian, the PFI's former secretary, a month after the PFI was outlawed and its top leadership captured. Rauf early on Friday morning from his home in Pattambi, Palakkad district, Kerala.
Rauf, who was once a prominent figure among the disbanded group's cadres, went into hiding.
The NIA team in Kochi tracked down Rauf at his house in the dead of night after receiving a tip about his whereabouts.
Rauf, who was wearing a white shirt and dhoti, waved goodbye to his loved ones before he was hauled away by investigators.
He is currently being questioned by NIA agents in their Kochi headquarters.
