ED assault case accused taken to LoP residence for evidence collection

The city police on Friday took the accused in a case related to the alleged assault of Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials to the residence of Leader of the Opposition Pinarayi Vijayan as part of evidence gathering. Seven CPI(M) workers, including former Thiruvananthapuram Corporation councilor IP Binu, were taken to the house as part of the third phase of evidence collection in the case.

The museum police had previously carried out a similar exercise on two occasions during which the first batch of ten accused were taken from judicial custody to various locations linked to the incident.

On Friday, the court granted police custody for two days to the remaining accused, who are 11 to 17 in the case. They were taken to the road outside the former chief minister’s residence near Bakery Junction, where police reconstructed the sequence of events.

Later, Mr. Binu was taken about 50 meters to the place where the alleged confrontation took place. The custody of the accused will end on Saturday at 5 pm.

Published – 12 Jun 2026 23:07 IST