Overview
- An unlawful assembly is accused of obstructing and attacking Enforcement Directorate officials during a prolonged search outside former chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s rented residence on May 27, when officers say vehicles were damaged and personnel were assaulted.
- The Thiruvananthapuram City Police formed a 30‑member Special Investigation Team on May 30 with Inspector Prasanth R appointed as investigating officer under the Cantonment ACP’s supervision to carry out a focused probe.
- Investigators have shifted from immediate fact‑finding to tracing a possible conspiracy by recording ED witness statements, collecting search‑warrant records and beginning detailed digital forensics on phone call logs, WhatsApp messages and video footage.
- Police have identified dozens from visuals and have arrested roughly two dozen suspects while registering the case under multiple provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act as the ED prepares evidence to oppose bail.
- The case has become a political flashpoint as the ED informs the Union Home Ministry, the Kerala High Court has asked the state to report steps taken, and officials say a CBI takeover remains a possible next step if deeper coordination is found.