India, June 18 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is likely to file a charge sheet against the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) - the political wing of the now-banned Popular Front of India (PFI) - as part of its probe into the party's funding, people familiar with the matter said.

If filed, SDPI would become the third registered political party to be arraigned as an accused under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), following similar actions against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M)] under separate investigations.

AAP was charge-sheeted last year along with its national convener, Arvind Kejriwal, in connection with the Delhi excise policy case, in which the party was allege...