The police raided the offices of the Popular Front of India (PFI) and the houses of its leaders and functionaries at several places in the district on Tuesday afternoon.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), Palakkad, led the raids held at Kalmandapam, Chadanamkurissi, BOC Road, and Sanghuvarathodu in Palakkad town. The raids took place simultaneously.
However, the police refused to divulge any details about the raids. Sources within the force said the raids followed the incidents of violence that had taken place at several parts of the State when the PFI called for a hartal in the wake of a nation-wide crackdown on it on Thursday last.