Kannur (Kerala) | Kerala Police have registered an FIR against 20 identifiable CPI(M) and DYFI workers in connection with a protest held outside the residence of Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan here on May 27.

According to the police, the group gathered early in the morning on a public road outside the residence in Pinarayi village and staged a protest over reported ED searches linked to the Opposition Leader's residence.

The FIR states that the protesters allegedly blocked traffic, caused obstruction to pedestrians, and raised provocative slogans in the area.

Police said the group was directed to disperse as per legal procedure, but they did not comply.

The case has been registered under Sections 189(2), 189(3), 285 and 190 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.

The ED searches were linked to financial dealings between Vijayan's daughter's firm and a sand mining company.

A total of 10 premises in Kerala, including Vijayan's rented residence in Thiruvananthapuram and his permanent residence in Kannur, were searched by the ED on Wednesday as part of its investigation into the CMRL money laundering case involving his daughter Veena T.