In Kerala, the state police raided the houses, offices and other establishments of those associated with the Popular Front of India in Wayanad and Palakkad districts this evening. The police also raided the offices of its political wing, the SDPI.<br />''<br />''According to police sources in Wayanad, the raids were conducted at Mananthavady, Vellamunda and Panamaram police station limits. The office of a cultural organisation associated with PFI at Vellamunda was among those places raided.<br />''<br />''A similar raid targeted the residences and other establishments of PFI in Palakkad town. The police raids come close on the heels of the NIA's nationwide pre-dawn swoop last Thursday that led to the arrest of the PFI's top brass.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the police have arrested 221 more persons in the state today as part of the ongoing crackdown on those engaged in violence during the hartal called by PFI last Friday. With this, those arrested in connection with the violence have risen to 1809.<br />''<br />''<br />