New Delhi, March 6 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is conducting searches at 12 locations linked to the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) across multiple states, officials said.

The raids are underway at two locations in Delhi, including the SDPI Headquarters; Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram and Malappuram, Karnataka's Bengaluru, Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal, Maharashtra's Thane, Tamil Nadu's Chennai, Jharkhand's Pakur, West Bengal's Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow and Rajasthan's Jaipur.

These operations are part of an ongoing investigation into the SDPI's activities.

The SDPI, established in 2009, is a political party with a presence in multiple Indian states. In previous instances, such as in 2022, coordinated raids were conducte...