India, May 27 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at 12 locations across Kerala, including the residences linked to former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with an investigation into alleged financial transactions between his daughter Veena T's IT firm and chemical company Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL).

The searches were conducted a day after the Kerala High Court refused to quash the ED's probe into the case.

According to The News Minute, the searches are underway at Vijayan's residence in Kannur, his rented house in Thiruvananthapuram, the Kozhikode residence of his daughter Veena and son-in-law and former minister P A Mohammed Riyas, the residence of CMRL Managing Director S...