Fri Mar 21 05:22:52 UTC 2025: ## ED Arrests SDPI Member in PFI Money Laundering Probe
**New Delhi, March 21, 2025** – The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Wahidur Rahman Jainullabudeen in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, on Thursday, in connection with a money-laundering investigation involving the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). Jainullabudeen, who was arrested following a search of his home, has been brought to Delhi and is expected to appear before a special PMLA court on Friday.
The ED alleges that the SDPI is a political front for the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), and has received and utilized funds raised by the PFI domestically and internationally. The agency has quantified the amount received by the SDPI at ₹4.07 crore. The ED’s investigation alleges that the PFI raised funds through banking channels and hawala networks, intending to finance terror activities. It further claims that the SDPI is heavily reliant on the PFI for operational matters, including candidate selection and cadre mobilization.
This arrest follows earlier ED searches across four states on Thursday and 12 locations in 10 states earlier this month, as well as the arrest of SDPI national president M.K. Faizy earlier this month at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. The investigation continues.
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