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The Palakkad Police did not receive any directive from the Election Commission or permission from higher officials.
The district’s assembly segments of Eranad, Wandoor, and Nilambur fall within the Wayanad constituency.
Gold merchants have strongly criticised the authorities, accusing them of targeting Kerala's traditional gold ornament sector.
Police had received information that some patrons were smoking tobacco-based hookahs at the parlour in the guise of smoking herbal hookahs.
The Enforcement Directorate had earlier also conducted raids at the firm's premises.
Pistols, ammunition, large numbers of digital devices and incriminating material, were seized during the raids that spanned the six States.
The Enforcement Directorate has collected evidence that points to several people who carried out black money transactions, totalling Rs 500 crore.
Sources said that Moideen would appear before the ED only after the Puthuppally byelection.
The raid was held after it came to light that many video content creators were not paying taxes proportionate to their income.
The headquarters of SOLIDEO, the public body responsible for delivering Olympic and Paralympic infrastructure, were also being searched amid a preliminary investigation dating back to 2022.