Attack on ED officers who raided the house of former Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, vehicles also vandalized

Thiruvananthapuram: There was a stir in Kerala politics when the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raided the house of former Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. During this time, a lot of uproar has come to light.

According to the information received, Vijayan’s supporters attacked ED officials and also vandalized vehicles. During this time the matter of stone pelting also came to light.

Violent demonstration

CPM workers and leaders had protested outside Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence. ED raid was going on here. Suddenly the protest turned violent, with CPM workers trying to enter the house and throwing bottles and helmets inside.

ED officials were attacked and their vehicles vandalized. This uproar took place against the ED raid on Vijayan’s house.

ED team will lodge FIR

The ED team will lodge an FIR in the case of the attack on the ED team in Kerala. Apart from this, ED will also move the court. ED vehicles have been damaged. According to the information so far, no ED officer has been injured in this attack.

What is the whole matter?

ED has taken major action in the money laundering case related to Kerala company CMRL i.e. Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited. In this case, raids were conducted at several locations of former Chief Minister Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan and company officials. The ED team searched at about 10 places in Kerala including Kannur, Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru. The investigating agency says that crores of rupees were cheated by showing fake expenses in the company. This matter first came to light in the year 2019, when the Income Tax Department raided CMRL. The investigation had revealed that fake expenditure of about Rs 130 crore was found. Later the investigation of this case was given to Serious Fraud Investigation Office i.e. SFIO.

SFIO claimed in its investigation that the company showed fake cash expenses of about Rs 182 crore in the last 15 years. Also the company’s MD S.N. Sasidharan Karta and his son Saran Karta were paid around Rs 30.63 crore as salary and other payments between 2015-16 to 2022-23, while the company did not pay any dividend to shareholders.

According to ED, Veena Vijayan’s company Exalogic Solutions Private Limited was also given about Rs 2.78 crore from CMRL. This amount was given in the name of IT consultancy. Investigation also revealed that another company associated with CMRL had also given a loan of Rs 50 lakh to Exalogic. CMRL had challenged the ED investigation in the Kerala High Court. The company said that ED cannot investigate without any original crime. But on May 26, 2026, the Kerala High Court rejected the company’s petition and said that the ED investigation is as per the law. After this ED started the search operation. According to ED, in the house where Veena Vijayan was living, her father and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan were also present. During the search, some documents related to investment and bank FD have also been found, which are being investigated. At present, ED is investigating the money transactions and alleged money laundering in the entire matter.