India, May 28 -- The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Wednesday raided 10 premises, including the residences of former Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Kannur and Thiruvananthapuram, in connection with its probe into alleged fraudulent transactions between a Kochi-based minerals manufacturer and a software solutions firm run by Veena T, the former CM's daughter.

The searches by the ED officials began simultaneously around 8 am at multiple locations in cities such as Kozhikode, Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. The premises included the rented residence of the CPI(M) leader at Bakery Junction in Thiruvananthapuram, his permanent home in Pinarayi in Kannur, the home of Veena's husband and former minister PA Mohammed Riyas in Kozhiko...