The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday carried out searches at the residence of senior CPI(M) leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Thiruvananthapuram as part of its probe into the alleged CMRL-Exalogic financial transactions case. The agency has also recorded the statement of his daughter, Veena Vijayan, whose IT company Exalogic Solutions is under investigation.

The raids came a day after the Kerala High Court allowed the ED to continue its investigation into the alleged transactions between Cochin Minerals and Rutile Limited (CMRL) and Exalogic Solutions.