UP: PFI 'training commander' Mohammad Rashid arrested by in Basti district UP: PFI 'training commander' Mohammad Rashid arrested by in Basti district Acting on a tip-off, the police apprehended the man near Basti railway station and incriminating documents were seized from him. advertisement UPDATED: March 14, 2021 20:35 IST The UP STF has arrested PFI 'training commander', Mohammad Rashid, after a tip-off on Saturday (Representative photo: PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force (UP STF) has arrested Popular Front of India (PFI) 'training commander' over alleged anti-national activities and for conspiring against the state. According to police, the arrested PFI activist, Mohammed Rashid, is alleged to be a 'training commander' of the PFI and was involved in strengthening the organization by making new members in different states and giving them weapons training.