India, March 4 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested MK Faizy, national president of SDPI (Social Democratic Party of India) - political arm of now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) - in a money laundering probe, people familiar with the development said on Tuesday.

Faizy, officials said, was arrested at Delhi airport on Monday night under prevention of money laundering act (PMLA).

The financial crimes probe agency had on February 28 raided Faizy's residence in Kerala.

The PFI and its eight affiliate organisations were banned by the Ministry of Home Affairs under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) on September 28, 2022, after a nationwide crackdown by ED and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) le...