<p>The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted raids at several locations linked to former members of the banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) across the state.</p>.<p> Searches are under way at various places in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Wayanad districts of the state, police said.</p>.<p> The houses of former PFI leaders Abdul Samad and Latheef were also searched in Wayanad and Thrissur districts, they said.</p>.CPI(M) trains its guns at ED over Karuvannur bank scam probe.<p>According to sources, the raids were launched to ascertain the alleged source of funding for the banned outfit.</p>.<p> The central government had on September 28, 2022 declared the PFI as an "unlawful association" under UAPA and imposed a ban on it for five years. </p>
<p>The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday conducted raids at several locations linked to former members of the banned Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) across the state.</p>.<p> Searches are under way at various places in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Malappuram and Wayanad districts of the state, police said.</p>.<p> The houses of former PFI leaders Abdul Samad and Latheef were also searched in Wayanad and Thrissur districts, they said.</p>.CPI(M) trains its guns at ED over Karuvannur bank scam probe.<p>According to sources, the raids were launched to ascertain the alleged source of funding for the banned outfit.</p>.<p> The central government had on September 28, 2022 declared the PFI as an "unlawful association" under UAPA and imposed a ban on it for five years. </p>