Coimbatore, March 21 -- The Enforcement Directorate's Special Task Force has arrested Wahidur Rahman Jainullabudeen from Mettupalayam town in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district in connection with the PFI-SDPI case.

The arrest followed a search operation conducted at Jainullabudeen's residence on Thursday, ED officials, privy to the development, said.

"Jainullabudeen was brought to Delhi on Thursday night for further questioning. The investigation is part of the ongoing probe into alleged financial links and activities of the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) and its affiliated political outfit, the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI)," said the officials.

The arrest followed ED's raids conducted at seven locations across Tamil Nadu...