ED arrests SDPI chief MK Faizy; gets six-day custody to interrogate

ED has arrested Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) national president Moideen Kutty K, alias MK Faizy, from Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, under the relevant provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

In a press statement, ED said SDPI was the political face of Popular Front of India (PFI). Faizy has been SDPI's president since 2018. A local court on Tuesday granted ED six-day custody to interrogate Faizy. The agency further claimed that during search proceedings conducted on Monday at various locations belonging to PFI and its office-bearers, several incriminating documents and digital evidence were recovered and seized, establishing that PFI used to control, fund and supervise the activities of SDPI.

"SDPI is a front of PFI having common members/cadres and leaders. SDPI was dependent on PFI for its day-to-day functions, policymaking, selecting candidates for election campaigns, public programmes, cadre mobilisation and other related activities," as per the statement.