Archive · 10 Aug 2026
27th accused in ED attack arrested; one still at large
Government investigators called the Enforcement Directorate went to the home of a famous politician named Pinarayi Vijayan to ask his daughter some questions.
Some people got angry and attacked the investigators.
Police named 27 people in their report about the attack.
Twenty-five of them were arrested last month but were later let out on bail.
One more person, named Adarsh, had left the country but was caught when he landed at Chennai airport.
Now only one accused person, Palayam Santhosh, is still missing, and police think he is abroad.
The police are working hard to find him and bring him back.
Some people argued about this case, with the Opposition protesting the arrests while police said they had evidence.
Adarsh, the 27th accused in the attack on Enforcement Directorate officials, was arrested at Chennai airport on Monday morning.
Adarsh had allegedly left the country after the incident, and a lookout notice had been issued against him.
A team of Museum police has left for Chennai to take custody of Adarsh and bring him to Kerala.
The attack occurred as ED officials were leaving Pinarayi Vijayan's residence after questioning his daughter Veena Vijayan in the CMRL-Exalogic case.
Palayam Santhosh, the only one of the 27 accused named in the FIR still at large, is understood to be abroad as police intensify efforts to trace him.
- Who
- Adarsh (27th accused) was arrested; the remaining accused is Palayam Santhosh, with the case involving Pinarayi Vijayan, his daughter Veena Vijayan, and Enforcement Directorate officials.
- What
- The 27th accused in the attack on ED officials was arrested at Chennai airport, leaving only one accused still at large.
- When
- Adarsh was arrested on Monday morning, days after 25 accused secured bail following their arrests in late May.
- Where
- The attack occurred at Pinarayi Vijayan's residence in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala; Adarsh was arrested at Chennai airport.
- Why
- The ED officials were attacked as they left Vijayan's residence after questioning Veena Vijayan in the CMRL-Exalogic case.
Opposition & Critics
Police & Investigators
Arrests of the 25 accused
Opposition & Critics
The Opposition and its allies protested the arrests made in May.
Police & Investigators
The police maintained that the arrests were based on evidence collected in the case.
Accountability for the attack
Opposition & Critics
Pinarayi Vijayan came under criticism over the alleged assault on central agency officials, and he and his allies face questioning by authorities.
Police & Investigators
The police say the FIR named 27 accused and they have intensified efforts to bring every accused to justice, including tracing the remaining accused abroad.
- Accused arrested
- Adarsh (27th of 27 named in FIR)
- Accused still at large
- Palayam Santhosh (believed to be abroad)
- Total accused named in FIR
- 27
- Arrest location
- Chennai airport
- Incident location
- Pinarayi Vijayan's residence, Thiruvananthapuram
- Underlying probe
- CMRL-Exalogic case involving Veena Vijayan's IT firm Exalogic
- Bail status
- 25 accused granted bail last week
- Legal action against Adarsh
- Lookout notice issued earlier