West Bengal's goondaism shifts to 'old Marxist' home - Kerala ::: ED team attacked in Kerala, car windows smashed after raids on Pinarayi Vijayan

 ED team attacked in Kerala, car windows smashed after raids on Pinarayi Vijayan

CPI(M) workers blocked and vandalised an ED vehicle during statewide protests over raids at premises linked to Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter in an alleged pay-off case.  

CPI(M) workers on Wednesday attacked a vehicle carrying Enforcement Directorate officials in Thiruvananthapuram during protests over raids on residences of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his daughter in an alleged pay-off case.

The party workers blocked the ED team’s vehicle, which also had women officials on board, when they were trying to leave after the raids and damaged its windscreen using bricks and rods while raising slogans against the central agency. 

One of the drivers of the vehicles involved in the incident was injured and has been hospitalised.  Raids are being conducted at a total of 10 premises across Kerala, including Vijayan’s rented residence in Thiruvananthapuram, armed central security personnel stood guard outside the two-storey house at Bakery junction.

He had shifted to this house after vacating the Cliff House following the assembly election.

Raids are also taking place at Riyas' residence in Kozhikode.

Searches are also underway at the residences of senior CMRL officials simultaneously, reports said.

As the news of the raid emerged, party workers and leaders began assembling outside the house gate, which was guarded by central armed police forces.

The CPM members led by state secretary M V Govindan sat outside the residence in protest against the ED action denouncing it as politically-motivated move by the central government.