ED searches house of Coimbatore SDPI member

COIMBATORE: At the end of day-long searches, officials from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested a functionary of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and took him into custody for further investigation. However, officials did not reveal the charges against him.

According to sources, ED officials conducted searches at the residence of H Rajik Ahmed (35) located in Extension Street on Annaji Rao Road. Rajik is the general secretary of SDPI Coimbatore North district and runs an automobile spare parts business at Thippu Sultan market, sources said.