CPI (M) workers targeted the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in Kerala. They attacked the ED vehicle with bricks and stones. This incident happened in Thiruvananthapuram. Protestors blocked the road for officials to protest against the ED raid on the houses of opposition leader Pinarayi Vijayan and former minister and MLA Mohammed Riyas. It is being told that the window of the vehicle of ED officers was broken. There was a clash between police and protesters in front of Pinarayi Vijayan’s house at Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram district. This raid was conducted in the CMRL-Exalogic financial transaction case.
According to reports, CPM workers vandalized the vehicle of ED officials. Earlier, search operations had been completed at the residence of Pinarayi Vijayan in Kannur and the house of Mohammed Riyas at Kottuli in Kozhikode. There was a clash between police and CPM workers in Kozhikode. After this the leaders intervened and the demonstration was brought under control. Meanwhile, the ED search continued for about eight hours.
ED’s big action in CMRL case
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 Pinarayi 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 revealed that fake expenses worth about Rs 130 crore were 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 given 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 the shareholders.
ED made these allegations, conducted raids
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 the ED cannot investigate without any original crime, but on 26 May 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.
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