ED raids: High tension in TVM; officials injured; CPM leader MA Baby detained in Delhi

# News Desk
Police arrest and remove CPM workers who formed a human shield around general secretary M A Baby during a protest march to the ED office in Delhi against the raid at the residence of Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan; M A Baby is forcibly taken into custody by the police | Photo: Sabu Scariachan
Police arrest and remove CPM workers who formed a human shield around general secretary M A Baby during a protest march to the ED office in Delhi against the raid at the residence of Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan; M A Baby is forcibly taken into custody by the police | Photo: Sabu Scariachan

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: High tension gripped both the national capital and Kerala on Wednesday following major political fallout over Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids. In New Delhi, the Delhi Police forcibly took senior leaders into custody, including CPM general secretary M A Baby, who were participating in a protest march organised by the party to the ED headquarters.

Meanwhile, widespread unrest erupted across Kerala after the central agency launched simultaneous, early-morning raids at multiple locations, including the residence of former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in connection with the controversial CMRL-Exalogic money laundering case. As angry party workers gathered in Kerala to protest the crackdown, the situation turned violent, resulting in injuries to several central agency officials, including a female officer.
The injured team members have formally lodged a police complaint regarding the assault, which took place amidst the escalating nationwide standoff over the financial investigation.