Residence of Muhammad Rashid, the PFI state secretary, is being searched in Pathanamthitta. The residence of Nizar, a member of the state committee, is also being raided.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday carried out searches at 56 locations in Kerala in the Popular Front of India (PFI) conspiracy case.
"They are involved in carrying out terrorist attacks by using cyber-space in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting of minorities, security personnel and spreading communal disharmony," NIA said.
The operations of the Islamic outfit Dawat-e-Islami are not new, and reports about its role in radicalising and brainwashing Indian Muslims have long been discussed