The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on January 12, filed a charge sheet against four operatives of Islamic State (IS) module based in Kerala's Thrissur District for their involvement in raising funds to promote the agenda of the global terror network, reports NDTV. They were identified as Mathilakath Kodayil Ashif alias Ashif M K, Seyid Nabeel Ahammed alias Nabeel, Shiyas T S alias Shiyas, and Saheer E P alias Saheer Turkey. They have been charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA. The official said Ashif and Nabeel were members of the erstwhile National Development Front (NDF) as well as the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), and had committed murders for the PFI, besides participating in its violent agitations.