new delhi the enforcement directorates searches on the premises belonging to popular front of india leaders in kerala have revealed money laundering activities through investments in real estate projects in munnar and restaurants and bars in the uae the agency has saidon wednesday the ed conducted searches at four premises related to office bearers of pfi in kerala including the residences of shafeeque payeth a pfi member based in kannur abdul razak bp pfi divisional president of perumpadappu at malappuram ashraf m k at muvattapuzah in ernakulam and the office premises of munnar villa vista project at mankulam in munnarthe seized documents indicate money laundering activities of pfi through various projects in kerala including the munnar villa vista project which is being built by pfi leaders to launder proceeds of crime generated in india and abroad the ed said in a press release on saturdaythe agency further said that its investigation of the seized documents have revealed acquisition of foreign properties by pfi leaders including a bar and restaurant in abu dhabi toi had sought comments on the searches from pfis senior leader prof p koya who refused the requestthe ed has accused pfi leaders of an attempt to disrupt the search operations the ed officers assisted by a contingent of the crpf conducted the search operations successfully and seized incriminating documents digital devices and evidence related to foreign funding and acquisition of properties abroad the ed saidlast year after a series of raids on the organisation and its functionaries the agency had questioned top office bearers at the ed headquarters in delhiboth pif and rif are also under scanner for alleged funding of anticaa protests in delhi and aligarh and in other parts of up